Armed forces personnel percent in Eritrea
Eritrea: Armed forces personnel percent was 6.14 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Eritrea, 1993–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Eritrea is 6.14, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Eritrea peaked at 9.04 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.14, in 1997.
That places Eritrea 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.96 | — |
| 1994 | 2.87 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 2.72 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 2.58 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 2.14 | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 2.16 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 9.04 | +318.4% |
| 2000 | 8.9 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 7.43 | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 7.2 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 8.1 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 7.74 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.59 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.36 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.17 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.99 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.85 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 6.73 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 6.64 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.56 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.52 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.5 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.46 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.41 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.32 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.23 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.14 | -1.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 6.14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.159, 38.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 6.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 47.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +318.4% | 2.16 | 9.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5 | 2.14 | 9.04 | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.61 | 6.99 | 8.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.52 | 6.23 | 6.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.14 | 6.14 | 6.14 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 2 North Korea 5.62 compare
- 3 Israel 2.02 compare
- 4 Montenegro 1.97 compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Eritrea?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Eritrea was 6.14 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.04 in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 in 1997.
- How does Eritrea rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Eritrea ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).