Military personnel, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.168 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.168 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.4106 people per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.0653 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Guatemala is 0.168 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 0.4106 people per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0653 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 87th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0653 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0747 people per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 0.084 people per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.084 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0933 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.084 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0933 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1027 people per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0933 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1213 people per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1213 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1306 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1213 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1213 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1213 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1306 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1306 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1306 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.196 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 0.196 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.252 people per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 0.28 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3733 people per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3733 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4013 people per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4013 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4013 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4013 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4013 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4013 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4013 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4106 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4106 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3173 people per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3359 people per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3359 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.28 people per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.28 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.28 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2893 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2893 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2893 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2893 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.28 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2706 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2706 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1493 people per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1493 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1493 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.14 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.14 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.14 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1586 people per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1586 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1586 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.168 people per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.168 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.168 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.168 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0877 people per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0861 people per square kilometre | 0.0653 people per square kilometre | 0.1027 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1325 people per square kilometre | 0.1213 people per square kilometre | 0.196 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3481 people per square kilometre | 0.196 people per square kilometre | 0.4013 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3453 people per square kilometre | 0.28 people per square kilometre | 0.4106 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2426 people per square kilometre | 0.1493 people per square kilometre | 0.2893 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1568 people per square kilometre | 0.14 people per square kilometre | 0.168 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.168 people per square kilometre | 0.168 people per square kilometre | 0.168 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 84 Indonesia 0.2092 people per square kilometre compare
- 85 Bahamas 0.1998 people per square kilometre compare
- 86 Eswatini 0.1744 people per square kilometre compare
- 88 Ecuador 0.1651 people per square kilometre compare
- 89 Estonia 0.1638 people per square kilometre compare
- 90 Nigeria 0.157 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 0.168 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4106 people per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0653 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.