Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0194 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1991–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Namibia stood at 0.0194 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0194 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 units per square kilometre, in 1997.
That places Namibia 158th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +64.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 155 Zambia 0.0215 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Liberia 0.0208 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Mauritania 0.0204 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 Central African Republic 0.0161 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Botswana 0.0159 units per square kilometre compare
- 161 Guyana 0.0142 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Namibia
- Arms imports 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 17.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -77.78 % change on previous year (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 119.6 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 362.39 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 42.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0194 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0194 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 units per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Namibia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 158th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.