Armed forces personnel percent in Eswatini

Eswatini: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.291 in 1999. ▼ Falling

Latest (1999)
0.291
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
97th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.4774
in 1989
All-time low
0.291
in 1999
Years of data
11
1989–1999

Armed forces personnel percent in Eswatini, 1989–1999

00.10.20.30.40.51989199419991989: 0.4771990: 0.3441991: 0.331992: 0.3181993: 0.3091994: 0.3091995: 0.3091996: 0.3031997: 0.2981998: 0.2941999: 0.291

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 0.291 for armed forces personnel percent in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Eswatini peaked at 0.4774 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.291, in 1999.

That places Eswatini 97th out of 173 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel percent in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel percent in Eswatini, 1989 to 1999.
Year Value Change
1989 0.4774 —
1990 0.3439 -28.0%
1991 0.3303 -3.9%
1992 0.318 -3.7%
1993 0.3089 -2.9%
1994 0.3089 +0.0%
1995 0.3091 +0.1%
1996 0.3031 -2.0%
1997 0.298 -1.7%
1998 0.2942 -1.3%
1999 0.291 -1.1%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 0.291 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 0.291 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4774 0.4774 0.4774 1
1990s 0.3105 0.291 0.3439 10

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 94 Kyrgyzstan 0.3151 compare
  2. 95 Sudan 0.3078 compare
  3. 96 Gabon 0.3014 compare
  4. 98 Albania 0.2786 compare
  5. 99 Mexico 0.2689 compare
  6. 100 Rwanda 0.2679 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel percent in Eswatini?
Armed forces personnel percent in Eswatini was 0.291 in 1999, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 0.4774 in 1989.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.291 in 1999.
How does Eswatini rank for armed forces personnel percent?
Eswatini ranks 97th out of 173 countries with data for 1999.
Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini 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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Indicator
Armed forces personnel percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
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