Armed forces personnel percent in Thailand
Thailand: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.6351 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Thailand, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.6351 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Thailand peaked at 0.7115 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4681, in 1985.
That places Thailand 47th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4681 | — |
| 1989 | 0.5255 | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.517 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5087 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5006 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5139 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4978 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7115 | +42.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6567 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.555 | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6128 | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6051 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6612 | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6441 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.652 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6586 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6402 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6377 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6309 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6259 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6226 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6159 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6118 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6877 | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6532 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6494 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6459 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6444 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6415 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6394 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6373 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6362 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6351 | -0.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.6351 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.6351 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4847, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +42.9% | 0.4978 | 0.7115 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4968 | 0.4681 | 0.5255 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5679 | 0.4978 | 0.7115 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6389 | 0.6159 | 0.6612 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6447 | 0.6118 | 0.6877 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6351 | 0.6351 | 0.6351 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Thailand?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Thailand was 0.6351 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7115 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4681 in 1985.
- How does Thailand rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Thailand ranks 47th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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