Armed forces personnel percent in Chile
Chile: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.5885 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Chile, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Chile stood at 0.5885. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Chile peaked at 0.8949 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5885, in 2020.
That places Chile 50th 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.8148 | — |
| 1989 | 0.7189 | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.707 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6587 | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6626 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6524 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7125 | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8949 | +25.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8205 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8405 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8197 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7996 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7514 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7791 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7397 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.712 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7166 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7095 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6239 | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6178 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6117 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6101 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.604 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5979 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6056 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5999 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6127 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6065 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6673 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6574 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6468 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6355 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5885 | -7.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.5885 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.5885 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Chile 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 | +25.6% | 0.7125 | 0.8949 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7669 | 0.7189 | 0.8148 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7568 | 0.6524 | 0.8949 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6872 | 0.6101 | 0.7791 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6233 | 0.5979 | 0.6673 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5885 | 0.5885 | 0.5885 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Chile?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Chile was 0.5885 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8949 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5885 in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Chile ranks 50th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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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