Armed forces personnel percent in Latvia
Latvia: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.4734 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel percent in Latvia, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Latvia stood at 0.4734.
That represents a change of up 51.0% on the previous year and up 115.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Latvia peaked at 0.7725 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1912, in 1992.
That places Latvia 65th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Armed forces personnel percent in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1912 | — |
| 1993 | 0.195 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.238 | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4546 | +91.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5004 | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3329 | -33.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3601 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3953 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3589 | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4277 | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3764 | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3539 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2208 | -37.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2232 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7661 | +243.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7725 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2296 | -70.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2682 | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2193 | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2597 | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 0.261 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2638 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2663 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2685 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2709 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3089 | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.358 | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3134 | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4734 | +51.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.4734 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.4734 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +243.2% | 0.2232 | 0.7661 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3334 | 0.1912 | 0.5004 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3997 | 0.2208 | 0.7725 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.279 | 0.2193 | 0.358 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4734 | 0.4734 | 0.4734 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Latvia?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Latvia was 0.4734 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7725 in 2007.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1912 in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Latvia ranks 65th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia 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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