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

Austria
0.2787 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Bulgaria
0.3408 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Austria rank
82nd
Bulgaria rank
79th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.3408 units per square kilometre against 0.2787 units per square kilometre in Austria, a difference of 0.0621 units per square kilometre.

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

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

Austria ranks 82nd and Bulgaria ranks 79th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6223 units per square kilometre 1.35 units per square kilometre 0.7268 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 0.5624 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre 0.4555 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 0.4353 units per square kilometre 0.7994 units per square kilometre 0.3642 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 0.2744 units per square kilometre 0.4035 units per square kilometre 0.1292 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 0.2787 units per square kilometre 0.3408 units per square kilometre 0.0621 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, Austria or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 0.3408 units per square kilometre against 0.2787 units per square kilometre in Austria as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Austria and Bulgaria?
0.0621 units per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 82nd 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.