Australia vs Canada: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0078 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Canada
0.008 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Australia rank
168th
Canada rank
166th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.008 units per square kilometre against 0.0078 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 168th and Canada ranks 166th of 173 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0091 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Canada
1990s 0.0081 units per square kilometre 0.0086 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre Canada
2000s 0.0069 units per square kilometre 0.0073 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Canada
2010s 0.0075 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Canada
2020s 0.0078 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 0.008 units per square kilometre against 0.0078 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Australia and Canada?
0.0002 units per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 168th and Canada ranks 166th 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.