Armed forces personnel percent in Barbados
Barbados: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.355 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel percent in Barbados, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.355 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Barbados peaked at 0.3909 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.2173, in 2018.
That places Barbados 86th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Armed forces personnel percent in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3909 | — |
| 1995 | 0.229 | -41.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2288 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2287 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2324 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2324 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2289 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2286 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2271 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2257 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2282 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.227 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2259 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2248 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3667 | +63.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2225 | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2216 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2209 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2203 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2197 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2191 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2186 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2182 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3569 | +63.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2173 | -39.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3556 | +63.6% |
| 2020 | 0.355 | -0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.355 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 77% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.355 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +63.6% | 0.2173 | 0.3556 |
| 2017 | +63.6% | 0.2182 | 0.3569 |
| 2008 | +63.1% | 0.2248 | 0.3667 |
| 1995 | -41.4% | 0.3909 | 0.229 |
| 2009 | -39.3% | 0.3667 | 0.2225 |
| 2018 | -39.1% | 0.3569 | 0.2173 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3909 | 0.3909 | 0.3909 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2302 | 0.2287 | 0.2324 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2406 | 0.2225 | 0.3667 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2468 | 0.2173 | 0.3569 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.355 | 0.355 | 0.355 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 83 Guyana 0.3715 compare
- 84 Brazil 0.3652 compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 0.3644 compare
- 87 Angola 0.3498 compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3376 compare
- 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3334 compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Barbados?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Barbados was 0.355 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3909 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2173 in 2018.
- How does Barbados rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Barbados ranks 86th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados 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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