Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0116 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mongolia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.0116 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 0.0216 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 units per square kilometre, in 1997.
That places Mongolia 164th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +72.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 1998 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0116 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3671 units per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0116 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5427 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +72.8% | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 0.0201 units per square kilometre |
| 1997 | -55.5% | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | 0.0096 units per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -32.3% | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 0.0136 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.015 units per square kilometre | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 161 Guyana 0.0142 units per square kilometre compare
- 162 Mozambique 0.014 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Suriname 0.0125 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0088 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Canada 0.008 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Niger 0.0079 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Mongolia
- 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 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8737 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -88 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mongolia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mongolia was 0.0116 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0216 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 units per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Mongolia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 164th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.