Military personnel as a share of total population in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0
World rank
169th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3114
in 1984
All-time low
0
in 1927
Years of data
97
1920–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Costa Rica, 1920–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 97 years on record.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3114 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1927.
Costa Rica ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 0.2381 | — |
| 1921 | 0.2326 | -2.3% |
| 1922 | 0.2326 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.2273 | -2.3% |
| 1924 | 0.2222 | -2.2% |
| 1925 | 0.2174 | -2.2% |
| 1927 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0.1515 | — |
| 1944 | 0.1471 | -2.9% |
| 1945 | 0.1429 | -2.9% |
| 1946 | 0.1408 | -1.4% |
| 1947 | 0.137 | -2.7% |
| 1948 | 0.1333 | -2.7% |
| 1949 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0.1438 | — |
| 1964 | 0.139 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1342 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1298 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1258 | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1224 | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1187 | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1158 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1112 | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1085 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1068 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1041 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1016 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1493 | +46.9% |
| 1977 | 0.242 | +62.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2364 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.277 | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2673 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2642 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2475 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2804 | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3114 | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3028 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2946 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2877 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2806 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2738 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2852 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2786 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2723 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2662 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2449 | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.24 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2354 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2887 | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2603 | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2543 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3016. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2113. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Costa Rica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | -100.0% | 0.2174 | 0 |
| 1949 | -100.0% | 0.1333 | 0 |
| 2002 | -100.0% | 0.2543 | 0 |
| 1977 | +62.1% | 0.1493 | 0.242 |
| 1976 | +46.9% | 0.1016 | 0.1493 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1522 | 0 | 0.2381 | 9 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1218 | 0 | 0.1515 | 7 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0914 | 0 | 0.1438 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1553 | 0.1016 | 0.277 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.281 | 0.2475 | 0.3114 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2626 | 0.2354 | 0.2887 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 166 Mozambique 0.0337 compare
- 167 Burkina Faso 0.0311 compare
- 168 Haiti 0.0087 compare
- 169 Andorra 0
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 169 Dominica 0
- 169 Grenada 0 compare
- 169 Iceland 0
- 169 Kiribati 0
- 169 Liechtenstein 0
- 169 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 169 Maldives 0
- 169 Marshall Islands 0
- 169 Mauritius 0 compare
- 169 Micronesia (country) 0
- 169 Monaco 0
- 169 Nauru 0
- 169 Palau 0
- 169 Panama 0 compare
- 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 169 Saint Lucia 0
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 169 Samoa 0
- 169 San Marino 0
- 169 Seychelles 0 compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 0
- 169 Tuvalu 0
- 169 Vanuatu 0
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Costa Rica?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Costa Rica was 0 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3114 in 1984.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1927.
- How does Costa Rica rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Costa Rica ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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