Armed forces personnel percent in Estonia
Estonia: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.5264 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Estonia, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Estonia is 0.5264, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Estonia peaked at 0.5909 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1948, in 1992.
That places Estonia 57th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1948 | — |
| 1993 | 0.3324 | +70.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2711 | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3786 | +39.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3834 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4432 | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 0.506 | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5415 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.544 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5259 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5872 | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5909 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4403 | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5905 | +34.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5197 | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5221 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5235 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4084 | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4319 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4332 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4347 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4363 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4374 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4868 | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4864 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4554 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5068 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5276 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5264 | -0.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.5264 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.5264 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +70.6% | 0.1948 | 0.3324 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3813 | 0.1948 | 0.5415 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5252 | 0.4084 | 0.5909 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4637 | 0.4319 | 0.5276 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5264 | 0.5264 | 0.5264 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Estonia?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Estonia was 0.5264 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5909 in 2003.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1948 in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Estonia ranks 57th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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