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Armed forces as a share of the population — Costa Rica

Armed forces as a share of the population in Costa Rica in 2022 — 0%. Ranked 164 in the world out of 189. Since 1920, the indicator has fallen by 0.238 pp.

2022 0% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 164of 189
Period maximum 0.311%1984
Period minimum 0%1927

Trend over time

1920–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Costa Rica, 1920–202200.10.20.30.419201931194219531964197519861997200820191920: 0.238%1922: 0.233%1924: 0.222%1927: 0%1929: 0%1931: 0%1933: 0%1935: 0%1937: 0%1939: 0%1944: 0.147%1946: 0.141%1948: 0.133%1950: 0%1952: 0%1954: 0%1956: 0%1958: 0%1960: 0%1962: 0%1964: 0.139%1966: 0.13%1968: 0.122%1970: 0.116%1972: 0.109%1974: 0.104%1976: 0.149%1978: 0.236%1980: 0.267%1982: 0.248%1984: 0.311%1986: 0.295%1988: 0.281%1990: 0.285%1992: 0.272%1994: 0.245%1996: 0.235%1998: 0.26%2002: 0%2004: 0%2006: 0%2008: 0%2010: 0%2012: 0%2014: 0%2016: 0%2018: 0%2020: 0%2022: 0%
Change over the period: −0.238 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 0%
World computed 0.259%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.23%
Central America computed 0.16%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.194%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0 +0 pp
2021 0 +0 pp
2020 0 +0 pp
2019 0 +0 pp
2018 0 +0 pp
2017 0 +0 pp
2016 0 +0 pp
2015 0 +0 pp
2014 0 +0 pp
2013 0 +0 pp
2012 0 +0 pp
2011 0 +0 pp
2010 0 +0 pp
2009 0 +0 pp
2008 0 +0 pp
2007 0 +0 pp
2006 0 +0 pp
2005 0 +0 pp
2004 0 +0 pp
2003 0 +0 pp
2002 0 —
1999 0.254 −0.006 pp
1998 0.26 −0.028 pp
1997 0.289 +0.053 pp
1996 0.235 −0.005 pp
1995 0.24 −0.005 pp
1994 0.245 −0.021 pp
1993 0.266 −0.006 pp
1992 0.272 −0.006 pp
1991 0.279 −0.007 pp
1990 0.285 +0.011 pp
1989 0.274 −0.007 pp
1988 0.281 −0.007 pp
1987 0.288 −0.007 pp
1986 0.295 −0.008 pp
1985 0.303 −0.009 pp
1984 0.311 +0.031 pp
1983 0.28 +0.033 pp
1982 0.248 −0.017 pp
1981 0.264 −0.003 pp
1980 0.267 −0.01 pp
1979 0.277 +0.041 pp
1978 0.236 −0.006 pp
1977 0.242 +0.093 pp
1976 0.149 +0.048 pp
1975 0.102 −0.002 pp
1974 0.104 −0.003 pp
1973 0.107 −0.002 pp
1972 0.109 −0.003 pp
1971 0.111 −0.005 pp
1970 0.116 −0.003 pp
1969 0.119 −0.004 pp
1968 0.122 −0.003 pp
1967 0.126 −0.004 pp
1966 0.13 −0.004 pp
1965 0.134 −0.005 pp
1964 0.139 −0.005 pp
1963 0.144 +0.144 pp
1962 0 +0 pp
1961 0 +0 pp
1960 0 +0 pp
1959 0 +0 pp
1958 0 +0 pp
1957 0 +0 pp
1956 0 +0 pp
1955 0 +0 pp
1954 0 +0 pp
1953 0 +0 pp
1952 0 +0 pp
1951 0 +0 pp
1950 0 +0 pp
1949 0 −0.133 pp
1948 0.133 −0.004 pp
1947 0.137 −0.004 pp
1946 0.141 −0.002 pp
1945 0.143 −0.004 pp
1944 0.147 −0.004 pp
1943 0.152 —
1939 0 +0 pp
1938 0 +0 pp
1937 0 +0 pp
1936 0 +0 pp
1935 0 +0 pp
1934 0 +0 pp
1933 0 +0 pp
1932 0 +0 pp
1931 0 +0 pp
1930 0 +0 pp
1929 0 +0 pp
1928 0 +0 pp
1927 0 —
1925 0.217 −0.005 pp
1924 0.222 −0.005 pp
1923 0.227 −0.005 pp
1922 0.233 +0 pp
1921 0.233 −0.006 pp
1920 0.238 —

Central America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BZ Belize 0.496 SV El Salvador 0.398 NI Nicaragua 0.178 MX Mexico 0.168 HN Honduras 0.143 GT Guatemala 0.101 CR Costa Rica 0 PA Panama 0
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the entire population of the country. The indicator answers the question of how large the armed forces are relative to the size of the country — an army that is large in absolute numbers in a large country can come out smaller by this measure than the small army of a small state.

Important: A close indicator — the share of the labor force — answers a different question: what part of those able to work is occupied in the army instead of the economy. In countries with young populations the two diverge noticeably.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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