Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1213 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.1213 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 159.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.1213 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0234 units per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Turkmenistan 117th 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 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | +63.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0617 units per square kilometre | +65.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0553 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0553 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0777 units per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0777 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0883 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0883 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1213 units per square kilometre | +35.7% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.1213 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3671 units per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.1213 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3778 units per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +65.9% | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.0777 units per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +65.7% | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | 0.0617 units per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +63.6% | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | 0.0383 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -46.4% | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | 0.0319 units per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +35.7% | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 0.1213 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -26.7% | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | 0.0234 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0465 units per square kilometre | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | 0.0617 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0698 units per square kilometre | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1213 units per square kilometre | 0.1213 units per square kilometre | 0.1213 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 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
- 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
More public sector data for Turkmenistan
- 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 382.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 53.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.06 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan was 0.1213 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1213 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0234 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Turkmenistan ranks 117th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.