Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.073 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.073 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
The figure is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 0.0881 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0362 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Paraguay ranks 131st of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0712 units per square kilometre | +76.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0604 units per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0654 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0654 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0654 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.068 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0729 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0625 units per square kilometre | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | 0.0604 units per square kilometre | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0662 units per square kilometre | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | 0.073 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.073 units per square kilometre | 0.073 units per square kilometre | 0.073 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 128 Sudan 0.0771 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Yemen 0.0758 units per square kilometre compare
- 130 South Africa 0.0734 units per square kilometre compare
- 132 Finland 0.0724 units per square kilometre compare
- 133 Cameroon 0.0719 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Ghana 0.0703 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Paraguay
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.748 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2013)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.74 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 413.97 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Paraguay?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Paraguay was 0.073 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0881 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0362 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Paraguay rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 131st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.