Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Other small states
Other small states: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.2219 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Other small states, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Other small states is 0.2219 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Other small states peaked at 0.2461 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1412 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
Other small states ranks 19th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Other small states, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1412 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0.2111 units per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2157 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2056 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.232 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2334 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2155 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2202 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2238 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2156 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2235 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.223 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2229 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2221 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2221 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2243 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2461 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2296 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2374 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2328 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2219 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2065 units per square kilometre | 0.1412 units per square kilometre | 0.2334 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.2188 units per square kilometre | 0.2155 units per square kilometre | 0.2238 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2284 units per square kilometre | 0.2221 units per square kilometre | 0.2461 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2219 units per square kilometre | 0.2219 units per square kilometre | 0.2219 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 1.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Mauritius 1.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 1.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Syria 1.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Rwanda 1.42 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cyprus 1.41 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Kuwait 1.4 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Other small states?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Other small states was 0.2219 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2461 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1412 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Other small states rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Other small states ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.