Armed forces personnel percent in Tunisia
Tunisia: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.4009 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Tunisia, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.4009 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Tunisia peaked at 0.6386 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3881, in 1994.
That places Tunisia 78th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4737 | — |
| 1989 | 0.4907 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4204 | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4117 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4031 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3951 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3881 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6386 | +64.5% |
| 1996 | 0.624 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4989 | -20.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4926 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4867 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4813 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4762 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4713 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4667 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4623 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4583 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4639 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4597 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4553 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4488 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.444 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4391 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4342 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.429 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.424 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4192 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4146 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.412 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4063 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4042 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4009 | -0.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.4009 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.4009 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.741, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Tunisia 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 | +64.5% | 0.3881 | 0.6386 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4822 | 0.4737 | 0.4907 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4759 | 0.3881 | 0.6386 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4644 | 0.4488 | 0.4813 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4227 | 0.4042 | 0.444 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4009 | 0.4009 | 0.4009 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Tunisia?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Tunisia was 0.4009 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6386 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3881 in 1994.
- How does Tunisia rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Tunisia ranks 78th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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