Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Qatar
Qatar: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 1.91 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Qatar, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Qatar is 1.91 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Qatar peaked at 1.91 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5168 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Qatar ranks 11th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Qatar, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5168 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.6029 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9475 units per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9475 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6891 units per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6891 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8613 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9561 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.87 units per square kilometre | +82.2% |
| 2017 | 1.91 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.87 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.91 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.91 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5599 units per square kilometre | 0.5168 units per square kilometre | 0.6029 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9156 units per square kilometre | 0.6891 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 1.07 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 1.91 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 units per square kilometre | 1.91 units per square kilometre | 1.91 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 8 Sri Lanka 5.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Barbados 2.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 El Salvador 2.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Bangladesh 1.74 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Eritrea 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Armenia 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Qatar
- Arms imports 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 403.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -42.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5,800 current USD per person (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0654 current USD per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 32.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 15.41 billion current USD (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Qatar?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Qatar was 1.91 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5168 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Qatar rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 11th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.