Armed forces personnel percent in Uruguay
Uruguay: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.6473 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Uruguay, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.6473 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Uruguay peaked at 1.06 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6473, in 2020.
That places Uruguay 45th 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 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.06 | — |
| 1989 | 0.8748 | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8053 | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8007 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7963 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7921 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7879 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8309 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8271 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8082 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8187 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.815 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7532 | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7574 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7564 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7589 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7584 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.786 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7843 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7685 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7666 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.765 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.763 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7608 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7583 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7556 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7531 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6493 | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.651 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6476 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6473 | -0.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.6473 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.6473 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9661 | 0.8748 | 1.06 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8082 | 0.7879 | 0.8309 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7647 | 0.7532 | 0.786 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.727 | 0.6476 | 0.7666 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6473 | 0.6473 | 0.6473 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Uruguay?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Uruguay was 0.6473 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6473 in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Uruguay ranks 45th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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