Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0215 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 0.0215 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0309 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0215 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 155th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.022 units per square kilometre | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 152 Gabon 0.0272 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Kazakhstan 0.0263 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Somalia 0.0223 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Liberia 0.0208 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Mauritania 0.0204 units per square kilometre compare
- 158 Namibia 0.0194 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Zambia
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0469 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0138 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -7.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 349.67 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.0215 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0309 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 155th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.