Armed forces personnel percent in Colombia
Colombia: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.8453 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Colombia, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.8453 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Colombia peaked at 1.02 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2262, in 1985.
Colombia ranks 29th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2262 | — |
| 1989 | 0.2864 | +26.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3391 | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3323 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4117 | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4036 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4156 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6519 | +56.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6398 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6285 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6173 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6007 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6319 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6613 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6512 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7441 | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8088 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7976 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9323 | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9506 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9392 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.998 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9867 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9727 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.963 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9875 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9787 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9994 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9816 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9638 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8453 | -12.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.8453 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.8453 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 2.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Colombia 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 | +56.8% | 0.4156 | 0.6519 |
| 1989 | +26.6% | 0.2262 | 0.2864 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2563 | 0.2262 | 0.2864 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5041 | 0.3323 | 0.6519 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8115 | 0.6319 | 0.998 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9872 | 0.963 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8453 | 0.8453 | 0.8453 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0.9099 compare
- 27 Myanmar 0.8733 compare
- 28 North Macedonia 0.8547 compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 0.8202 compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.8054 compare
- 32 Qatar 0.7848 compare
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Colombia?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Colombia was 0.8453 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2015.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2262 in 1985.
- How does Colombia rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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