Armed forces personnel percent in Malta

Malta: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.3859 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3859
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
81st
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.5487
in 1989
All-time low
0.2269
in 1985
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel percent in Malta, 1985–2020

00.20.40.61985200220201985: 0.2271989: 0.5491990: 0.5441991: 0.5391992: 0.5341993: 0.5291994: 0.5241995: 0.4941996: 0.5161997: 0.4991998: 0.4821999: 0.4792000: 0.5252001: 0.5212002: 0.5182003: 0.5142004: 0.4872005: 0.4842006: 0.4812007: 0.4792008: 0.4772009: 0.5042010: 0.5032011: 0.4992012: 0.4992013: 0.4972014: 0.492015: 0.4792016: 0.4682017: 0.4272018: 0.3612019: 0.3972020: 0.386

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.3859 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Malta peaked at 0.5487 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2269, in 1985.

That places Malta 81st out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Malta, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel percent in Malta, 1985 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1985 0.2269 —
1989 0.5487 +141.8%
1990 0.5436 -0.9%
1991 0.5386 -0.9%
1992 0.5336 -0.9%
1993 0.5288 -0.9%
1994 0.5243 -0.9%
1995 0.4941 -5.8%
1996 0.516 +4.4%
1997 0.4991 -3.3%
1998 0.4825 -3.3%
1999 0.4787 -0.8%
2000 0.5251 +9.7%
2001 0.5214 -0.7%
2002 0.5178 -0.7%
2003 0.5144 -0.7%
2004 0.4869 -5.4%
2005 0.4839 -0.6%
2006 0.4814 -0.5%
2007 0.4794 -0.4%
2008 0.4774 -0.4%
2009 0.504 +5.6%
2010 0.5032 -0.2%
2011 0.4993 -0.8%
2012 0.4993 +0.0%
2013 0.4971 -0.4%
2014 0.4902 -1.4%
2015 0.4787 -2.4%
2016 0.4678 -2.3%
2017 0.4274 -8.6%
2018 0.3612 -15.5%
2019 0.3968 +9.9%
2020 0.3859 -2.7%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.3859 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 84% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.3859 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.741, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Malta 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.

YearChange FromTo
1989 +141.8% 0.2269 0.5487

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3878 0.2269 0.5487 2
1990s 0.5139 0.4787 0.5436 10
2000s 0.4992 0.4774 0.5251 10
2010s 0.4621 0.3612 0.5032 10
2020s 0.3859 0.3859 0.3859 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 78 Tunisia 0.4009 compare
  2. 79 Finland 0.3979 compare
  3. 80 Nepal 0.3867 compare
  4. 82 Botswana 0.3804 compare
  5. 83 Guyana 0.3715 compare
  6. 84 Brazil 0.3652 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel percent in Malta?
Armed forces personnel percent in Malta was 0.3859 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.5487 in 1989.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2269 in 1985.
How does Malta rank for armed forces personnel percent?
Malta ranks 81st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta 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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