Albania vs Bulgaria: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Albania
0.292 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Bulgaria
0.3408 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Albania rank
81st
Bulgaria rank
79th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Albania
  • Bulgaria
0123198520022020

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.3408 units per square kilometre against 0.292 units per square kilometre in Albania, a difference of 0.0488 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 81st and Bulgaria ranks 79th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1980s 1.47 units per square kilometre 1.34 units per square kilometre 0.1321 units per square kilometre Albania
1990s 2.52 units per square kilometre 1.01 units per square kilometre 1.51 units per square kilometre Albania
2000s 0.9352 units per square kilometre 0.7994 units per square kilometre 0.1358 units per square kilometre Albania
2010s 0.3805 units per square kilometre 0.4035 units per square kilometre 0.0231 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 0.292 units per square kilometre 0.3408 units per square kilometre 0.0489 units per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Albania or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 0.3408 units per square kilometre against 0.292 units per square kilometre in Albania as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Albania and Bulgaria?
0.0488 units per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bulgaria?
30 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Albania and Bulgaria rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Albania ranks 81st and Bulgaria ranks 79th 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.