Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Panama
Panama: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.3775 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Panama, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.3775 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 133.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Panama peaked at 0.3775 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.148 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Panama 71st 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 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Panama, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.1883 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1619 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2975 units per square kilometre | +83.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2975 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3508 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3505 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3775 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3775 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.3775 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3775 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.3775 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1749 units per square kilometre | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | 0.1883 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1547 units per square kilometre | 0.148 units per square kilometre | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1602 units per square kilometre | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2481 units per square kilometre | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | 0.3775 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3775 units per square kilometre | 0.3775 units per square kilometre | 0.3775 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 68 Luxembourg 0.3884 units per square kilometre compare
- 69 Colombia 0.3858 units per square kilometre compare
- 70 Serbia 0.3805 units per square kilometre compare
- 72 Denmark 0.375 units per square kilometre compare
- 73 Slovakia 0.3744 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Georgia 0.3742 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Panama
- 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 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1989)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.832 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (1989)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -91.3 % change on previous year (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Panama?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Panama was 0.3775 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3775 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.148 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 71st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.