Afghanistan vs Uganda: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.253 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Uganda
0.2294 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
84th
Uganda rank
87th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uganda
00.20.40.6198520022020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.253 units per square kilometre against 0.2294 units per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.0236 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 84th and Uganda ranks 87th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0782 units per square kilometre 0.1501 units per square kilometre 0.0719 units per square kilometre Uganda
1990s 0.3494 units per square kilometre 0.2765 units per square kilometre 0.0729 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.2117 units per square kilometre 0.2577 units per square kilometre 0.046 units per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 0.4816 units per square kilometre 0.2318 units per square kilometre 0.2498 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.253 units per square kilometre 0.2294 units per square kilometre 0.0236 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 Uganda?
Afghanistan, at 0.253 units per square kilometre against 0.2294 units per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Uganda?
0.0236 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 84th and Uganda ranks 87th 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.