Armed forces personnel percent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.1365 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Bangladesh, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Bangladesh stood at 0.1365.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1756 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0906, in 1993.
That places Bangladesh 142nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0911 | — |
| 1989 | 0.0941 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0923 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.094 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0923 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0906 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0939 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1391 | +48.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1339 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1342 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1317 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1455 | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1018 | -30.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1463 | +43.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1441 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1339 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1756 | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1741 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1462 | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1493 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1479 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1464 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1452 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1439 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1425 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1412 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1399 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1386 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1374 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1363 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1388 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1376 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1365 | -0.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.1365 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.1365 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3867, 35% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +48.1% | 0.0939 | 0.1391 |
| 2001 | +43.7% | 0.1018 | 0.1463 |
| 2004 | +31.2% | 0.1339 | 0.1756 |
| 2000 | -30.0% | 0.1455 | 0.1018 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0926 | 0.0911 | 0.0941 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1147 | 0.0906 | 0.1455 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1466 | 0.1018 | 0.1756 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1401 | 0.1363 | 0.1452 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1365 | 0.1365 | 0.1365 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Bangladesh?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Bangladesh was 0.1365 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1756 in 2004.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0906 in 1993.
- How does Bangladesh rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Bangladesh ranks 142nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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