Armed forces personnel percent in Belize
Belize: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.5117 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Belize, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Belize stood at 0.5117.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Belize peaked at 0.5583 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.3009, in 2014.
That places Belize 58th 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 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3663 | — |
| 1989 | 0.5583 | +52.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5462 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5346 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5236 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.513 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5023 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5388 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.523 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4829 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4663 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4505 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4568 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4428 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4297 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.417 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3681 | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3575 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3474 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3377 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3285 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3359 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3279 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3208 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.314 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3073 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3009 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4209 | +39.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4113 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5359 | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3945 | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5184 | +31.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5117 | -1.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.5117 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.5117 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Belize 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 | +52.4% | 0.3663 | 0.5583 |
| 2015 | +39.9% | 0.3009 | 0.4209 |
| 2019 | +31.4% | 0.3945 | 0.5184 |
| 2017 | +30.3% | 0.4113 | 0.5359 |
| 2018 | -26.4% | 0.5359 | 0.3945 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4623 | 0.3663 | 0.5583 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5081 | 0.4505 | 0.5462 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3821 | 0.3285 | 0.4568 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3852 | 0.3009 | 0.5359 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5117 | 0.5117 | 0.5117 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Belize?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Belize was 0.5117 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5583 in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3009 in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Belize ranks 58th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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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