Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1754 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mexico stood at 0.1754 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.179 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0664 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Mexico 95th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0792 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 0.09 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.09 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.09 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.09 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.09 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0972 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0977 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0977 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0977 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1048 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1048 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1048 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1049 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.144 units per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1471 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1569 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1707 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1707 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1696 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1696 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1674 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1729 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1729 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1729 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1728 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.179 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1687 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1754 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1754 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3671 units per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.1754 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +37.3% | 0.1049 units per square kilometre | 0.144 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0728 units per square kilometre | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | 0.0792 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.094 units per square kilometre | 0.09 units per square kilometre | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1249 units per square kilometre | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | 0.1707 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1717 units per square kilometre | 0.1674 units per square kilometre | 0.179 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1754 units per square kilometre | 0.1754 units per square kilometre | 0.1754 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 92 Costa Rica 0.1958 units per square kilometre compare
- 93 Togo 0.1839 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 Moldova 0.1825 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Eswatini 0.1744 units per square kilometre compare
- 97 Ecuador 0.1691 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Estonia 0.1637 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Mexico
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3515 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -98.76 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.1754 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.179 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0664 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Mexico rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 95th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.