Armed forces personnel percent in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.1986 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Costa Rica, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Costa Rica stood at 0.1986. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6355 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1986, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 125th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4814 | — |
| 1989 | 0.2628 | -45.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2563 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2498 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2436 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2376 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2318 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4583 | +97.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4476 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.416 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4071 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3987 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3911 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5463 | +39.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6355 | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4107 | -35.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2314 | -43.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2283 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2252 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2178 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2151 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2126 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2101 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2078 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2056 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2034 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2014 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2035 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2017 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1986 | -0.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1986 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 43% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1986 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 54% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Costa Rica 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 | +97.7% | 0.2318 | 0.4583 |
| 1989 | -45.4% | 0.4814 | 0.2628 |
| 2006 | -43.7% | 0.4107 | 0.2314 |
| 2001 | +39.7% | 0.3911 | 0.5463 |
| 2003 | -35.4% | 0.6355 | 0.4107 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3721 | 0.2628 | 0.4814 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3347 | 0.2318 | 0.4583 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3608 | 0.2178 | 0.6355 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2061 | 0.2 | 0.2151 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1986 | 0.1986 | 0.1986 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 122 Uzbekistan 0.2025 compare
- 123 Central African Republic 0.1989 compare
- 124 Guinea-Bissau 0.1987 compare
- 126 New Zealand 0.1972 compare
- 127 Moldova 0.1955 compare
- 128 Cape Verde 0.1943 compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Costa Rica?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Costa Rica was 0.1986 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6355 in 2002.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1986 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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