Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1257 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.1257 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.1823 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1257 units per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Uruguay 112th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1823 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.1543 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1428 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1428 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1428 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1428 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1428 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1514 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1515 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1488 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1515 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1515 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1406 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1417 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1417 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1424 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1424 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1453 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1453 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1263 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1683 units per square kilometre | 0.1543 units per square kilometre | 0.1823 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1469 units per square kilometre | 0.1428 units per square kilometre | 0.1515 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1436 units per square kilometre | 0.1406 units per square kilometre | 0.148 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1395 units per square kilometre | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 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
- 113 Sierra Leone 0.1247 units per square kilometre compare
- 114 Peru 0.1234 units per square kilometre compare
- 115 Tajikistan 0.1225 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Uruguay
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.95 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 133.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 512.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.74 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.1257 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1823 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1257 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 112th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.