Afghanistan vs China: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.253 units per square kilometre
in 2020
China
0.27 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
84th
China rank
83rd
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.27 units per square kilometre against 0.253 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.017 units per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 84th and China ranks 83rd of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | 0.4154 units per square kilometre | 0.3372 units per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.3494 units per square kilometre | 0.3767 units per square kilometre | 0.0273 units per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.1969 units per square kilometre | 0.37 units per square kilometre | 0.1731 units per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.4816 units per square kilometre | 0.3018 units per square kilometre | 0.1798 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.253 units per square kilometre | 0.27 units per square kilometre | 0.017 units per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or China?
- China, at 0.27 units per square kilometre against 0.253 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.017 units per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 84th and China ranks 83rd 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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About this data
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.