Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.8871 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.8871 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.9997 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5843 units per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places United Arab Emirates 37th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.6055 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.6055 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9293 units per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9293 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7744 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7744 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8448 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9997 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9223 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9223 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9223 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9223 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9293 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9293 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5843 units per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7111 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 0.704 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7181 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7181 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7181 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7181 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7181 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7181 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7181 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7181 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8871 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8871 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8871 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8871 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8871 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8871 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8871 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8871 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6055 units per square kilometre | 0.6055 units per square kilometre | 0.6055 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8941 units per square kilometre | 0.7744 units per square kilometre | 0.9997 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7449 units per square kilometre | 0.5843 units per square kilometre | 0.9293 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8364 units per square kilometre | 0.7181 units per square kilometre | 0.8871 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8871 units per square kilometre | 0.8871 units per square kilometre | 0.8871 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9747 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Montenegro 0.8922 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Thailand 0.8906 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Egypt 0.8398 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Belgium 0.787 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Nepal 0.7813 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Arms imports 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,823 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.76 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates was 0.8871 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9997 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5843 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 37th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.