Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.253 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Nigeria
0.2448 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
84th
Nigeria rank
86th
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.253 units per square kilometre against 0.2448 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0082 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nigeria ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 84th and Nigeria ranks 86th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | 0.1103 units per square kilometre | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.3494 units per square kilometre | 0.1028 units per square kilometre | 0.2466 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.1969 units per square kilometre | 0.1704 units per square kilometre | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.4816 units per square kilometre | 0.2054 units per square kilometre | 0.2762 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.253 units per square kilometre | 0.2448 units per square kilometre | 0.0081 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 Nigeria?
- Afghanistan, at 0.253 units per square kilometre against 0.2448 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 0.0082 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 84th and Nigeria ranks 86th 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.