Armed forces personnel percent in Finland
Finland: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.3979 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.3979
Change on year
down 18.6%
World rank
79th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.7856
in 1989
All-time low
0.3979
in 2020
Years of data
33
1985–2020
Armed forces personnel percent in Finland, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.3979 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Finland peaked at 0.7856 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.3979, in 2020.
Finland ranks 79th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.7446 | — |
| 1989 | 0.7856 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6217 | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6382 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6545 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6119 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6878 | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6754 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7025 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6693 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6811 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6795 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6781 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6823 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6711 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5774 | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5929 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5909 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6076 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6051 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6023 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4692 | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4657 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.464 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4618 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4596 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4577 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4544 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4404 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4539 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4569 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.489 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3979 | -18.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.3979 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 86% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.3979 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7651 | 0.7446 | 0.7856 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6622 | 0.6119 | 0.7025 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6077 | 0.4692 | 0.6823 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4603 | 0.4404 | 0.489 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3979 | 0.3979 | 0.3979 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Finland?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Finland was 0.3979 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7856 in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3979 in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Finland ranks 79th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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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