Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0987 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 0.0987 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.0987 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0525 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Senegal 121st 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0901 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0883 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0883 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.08 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.081 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0789 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0967 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0967 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0987 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0987 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0719 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +48.5% | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | 0.0779 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0922 units per square kilometre | 0.0789 units per square kilometre | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.097 units per square kilometre | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 0.1095 units per square kilometre compare
- 119 Benin 0.1064 units per square kilometre compare
- 120 Nicaragua 0.0997 units per square kilometre compare
- 122 Angola 0.0938 units per square kilometre compare
- 123 Brazil 0.0912 units per square kilometre compare
- 124 Russia 0.0888 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Senegal
- 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 79.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -55.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.0987 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0987 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0525 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Senegal rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 121st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.