Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1312 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.1312 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1312 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0291 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Saudi Arabia 110th 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 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | +78.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0888 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1992 | 0.08 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.083 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1009 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 0.101 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0995 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1005 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1116 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1107 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1107 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1158 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1158 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1158 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1158 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.117 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.117 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.117 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.117 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1172 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1172 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1172 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1312 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | 0.0888 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1051 units per square kilometre | 0.0995 units per square kilometre | 0.1158 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1167 units per square kilometre | 0.1158 units per square kilometre | 0.1172 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1312 units per square kilometre | 0.1312 units per square kilometre | 0.1312 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 107 Algeria 0.1369 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 Timor-Leste 0.1345 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Zimbabwe 0.1318 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Ireland 0.1306 units per square kilometre compare
- 112 Uruguay 0.1257 units per square kilometre compare
- 113 Sierra Leone 0.1247 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Arms imports 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -14.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,276 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0641 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 80.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 602.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.1312 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1312 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0291 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 110th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.