Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle income
Middle income: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.2762 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle income, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 0.2762 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle income peaked at 0.2835 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1968 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Middle income 13th out of 43 groups 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2191 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.2414 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2332 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2161 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2039 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1999 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1968 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.278 units per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2835 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2763 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2799 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2777 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2788 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2735 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2732 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2746 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2614 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2798 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2744 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2642 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2675 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2724 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2732 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2751 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2654 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2696 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.269 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2711 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2728 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2773 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2768 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2762 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2303 units per square kilometre | 0.2191 units per square kilometre | 0.2414 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2445 units per square kilometre | 0.1968 units per square kilometre | 0.2835 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.272 units per square kilometre | 0.2614 units per square kilometre | 0.2798 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2727 units per square kilometre | 0.2654 units per square kilometre | 0.2773 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2762 units per square kilometre | 0.2762 units per square kilometre | 0.2762 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 10 El Salvador 2.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Qatar 1.91 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Bangladesh 1.74 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Eritrea 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Armenia 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Viet Nam 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 1.52 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Middle income
- Arms imports 11.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -22.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 113.52 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 678.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 224.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle income?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Middle income was 0.2762 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2835 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1968 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Middle income rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Middle income ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income 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.