Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Timor
East Timor: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1345 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Timor, 2004–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Timor is 0.1345 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Timor peaked at 0.1479 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0672 units per square kilometre, in 2004.
East Timor ranks 108th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1479 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.1345 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.1345 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5427 units per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0717 units per square kilometre | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1043 units per square kilometre | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 0.1479 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 105 Latvia 0.1446 units per square kilometre compare
- 106 Guinea-Bissau 0.1422 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Algeria 0.1369 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Zimbabwe 0.1318 units per square kilometre compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 0.1312 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Ireland 0.1306 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for East Timor
- 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)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 33.13 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -15.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.40 million current USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Timor?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Timor was 0.1345 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1479 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0672 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does East Timor rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- East Timor ranks 108th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.