Armed forces personnel percent in Mexico
Mexico: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.2689 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Mexico, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.2689 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Mexico peaked at 0.2962 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.172, in 1985.
Mexico ranks 99th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.172 | — |
| 1989 | 0.1895 | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2113 | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2073 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2034 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1996 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1961 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.208 | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2055 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2021 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1988 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1995 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2107 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2036 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2007 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1979 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1945 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1928 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2611 | +35.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2629 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2763 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2962 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.292 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2861 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2823 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.275 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2805 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2776 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2749 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2723 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2794 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2608 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2689 | +3.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.2689 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.2689 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 73% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Mexico 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 | +35.4% | 0.1928 | 0.2611 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1808 | 0.172 | 0.1895 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2032 | 0.1961 | 0.2113 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2297 | 0.1928 | 0.2962 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2781 | 0.2608 | 0.292 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2689 | 0.2689 | 0.2689 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Mexico?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Mexico was 0.2689 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2962 in 2009.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.172 in 1985.
- How does Mexico rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Mexico ranks 99th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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