Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.2235 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Upper middle income, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Upper middle income is 0.2235 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Upper middle income peaked at 0.2692 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1953 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
Upper middle income ranks 18th of 43 groups 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2364 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.2593 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.247 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2192 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2045 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1988 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1953 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2652 units per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2692 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2554 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2595 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2557 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2562 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.246 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2434 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2434 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2205 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2349 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2414 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2208 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2254 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2307 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2325 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2351 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.236 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2203 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.223 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2201 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2186 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2246 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2214 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2235 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2478 units per square kilometre | 0.2364 units per square kilometre | 0.2593 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.237 units per square kilometre | 0.1953 units per square kilometre | 0.2692 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2363 units per square kilometre | 0.2205 units per square kilometre | 0.2562 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.225 units per square kilometre | 0.2186 units per square kilometre | 0.236 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2235 units per square kilometre | 0.2235 units per square kilometre | 0.2235 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 15 Viet Nam 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 1.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Mauritius 1.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 1.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Syria 1.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Rwanda 1.42 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cyprus 1.41 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Upper middle income
- Arms imports 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 179.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 551.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 176.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Upper middle income?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Upper middle income was 0.2235 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2692 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1953 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Upper middle income rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Upper middle income ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.