Algeria vs Saudi Arabia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Algeria
0.1369 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
0.1312 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Algeria rank
107th
Saudi Arabia rank
110th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Algeria
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.1369 units per square kilometre against 0.1312 units per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0057 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 107th and Saudi Arabia ranks 110th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0621 units per square kilometre 0.0336 units per square kilometre 0.0285 units per square kilometre Algeria
1990s 0.0755 units per square kilometre 0.0807 units per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.1348 units per square kilometre 0.1051 units per square kilometre 0.0297 units per square kilometre Algeria
2010s 0.1332 units per square kilometre 0.1167 units per square kilometre 0.0164 units per square kilometre Algeria
2020s 0.1369 units per square kilometre 0.1312 units per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Algeria or Saudi Arabia?
Algeria, at 0.1369 units per square kilometre against 0.1312 units per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Algeria and Saudi Arabia?
0.0057 units per square kilometre, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Saudi Arabia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Algeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 107th and Saudi Arabia ranks 110th 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.