Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1247 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone stood at 0.1247 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2189 units per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0429 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Sierra Leone 113th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0429 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0554 units per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1108 units per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.097 units per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2078 units per square kilometre | +114.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0831 units per square kilometre | +57.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1801 units per square kilometre | +116.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1801 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1801 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1801 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1524 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1524 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1524 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1247 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1247 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1247 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | 0.0429 units per square kilometre | 0.0554 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1459 units per square kilometre | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | 0.1801 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1302 units per square kilometre | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1247 units per square kilometre | 0.1247 units per square kilometre | 0.1247 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 110 Saudi Arabia 0.1312 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Ireland 0.1306 units per square kilometre compare
- 112 Uruguay 0.1257 units per square kilometre compare
- 114 Peru 0.1234 units per square kilometre compare
- 115 Tajikistan 0.1225 units per square kilometre compare
- 116 Ethiopia 0.1223 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Sierra Leone
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2776 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2016)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 4.22 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0052 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 36.45 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 27.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2016)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 524.06 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.1247 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2189 units per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0429 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 113th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.