Afghanistan vs Cape Verde: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.253 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Cape Verde
0.2481 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
84th
Cape Verde rank
85th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Cape Verde
00.511.52198520022020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.253 units per square kilometre against 0.2481 units per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0049 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 84th and Cape Verde ranks 85th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Cape Verde in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Cape Verde Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0782 units per square kilometre 1.33 units per square kilometre 1.25 units per square kilometre Cape Verde
1990s 0.3494 units per square kilometre 0.268 units per square kilometre 0.0814 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.2117 units per square kilometre 0.2792 units per square kilometre 0.0674 units per square kilometre Cape Verde
2010s 0.4816 units per square kilometre 0.2878 units per square kilometre 0.1937 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.253 units per square kilometre 0.2481 units per square kilometre 0.0048 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Cape Verde?
Afghanistan, at 0.253 units per square kilometre against 0.2481 units per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Cape Verde?
0.0049 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cape Verde?
31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Cape Verde rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 84th and Cape Verde ranks 85th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,752 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total 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.