Armed forces personnel percent in Angola
Angola: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.3498 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Angola, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Angola is 0.3498, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Angola peaked at 1.25 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3498, in 2020.
Angola ranks 87th of 173 countries 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 percent in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5062 | — |
| 1989 | 0.9521 | +88.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9891 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.25 | +26.1% |
| 1992 | 1.03 | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9979 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9057 | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8905 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7508 | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.856 | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.851 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8138 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7255 | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8688 | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6348 | -26.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7245 | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6344 | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6117 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5496 | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5631 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5422 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.522 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5023 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4831 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4647 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4472 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4308 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4155 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4009 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.387 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3738 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3614 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3498 | -3.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.3498 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.3498 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +88.1% | 0.5062 | 0.9521 |
| 1991 | +26.1% | 0.9891 | 1.25 |
| 2002 | -26.9% | 0.8688 | 0.6348 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7291 | 0.5062 | 0.9521 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9333 | 0.7508 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6377 | 0.522 | 0.8688 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4267 | 0.3614 | 0.5023 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3498 | 0.3498 | 0.3498 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 84 Brazil 0.3652 compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 0.3644 compare
- 86 Barbados 0.355 compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3376 compare
- 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3334 compare
- 90 Slovenia 0.3329 compare
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Angola?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Angola was 0.3498 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 in 1991.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3498 in 2020.
- How does Angola rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Angola ranks 87th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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