Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.3984 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Spain, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.3984 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.6407 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3924 units per square kilometre, in 2017.
Spain ranks 65th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.6407 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.5546 units per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5266 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4926 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3964 units per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4085 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4265 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5638 units per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5652 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5471 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.54 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5251 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4846 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4307 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5034 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4487 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4407 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4408 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4449 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4448 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4471 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.446 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4464 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4315 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.431 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4277 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3998 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4002 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3962 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3924 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.393 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3983 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3984 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5977 units per square kilometre | 0.5546 units per square kilometre | 0.6407 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4992 units per square kilometre | 0.3964 units per square kilometre | 0.5652 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4532 units per square kilometre | 0.4307 units per square kilometre | 0.5034 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4117 units per square kilometre | 0.3924 units per square kilometre | 0.4464 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3984 units per square kilometre | 0.3984 units per square kilometre | 0.3984 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 62 Malaysia 0.4139 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Guatemala 0.4013 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Iran 0.4006 units per square kilometre compare
- 66 Gambia 0.3953 units per square kilometre compare
- 67 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3889 units per square kilometre compare
- 68 Luxembourg 0.3884 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Spain
- Arms imports 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -16.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 503.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0143 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 24.62 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 356.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.3984 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6407 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3924 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 65th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.