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

Austria
0.2787 units per square kilometre
in 2020
China
0.27 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Austria rank
82nd
China rank
83rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Austria
  • China
00.20.40.6198520022020

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.2787 units per square kilometre against 0.27 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0087 units per square kilometre.

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

Austria ranks 82nd and China ranks 83rd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6223 units per square kilometre 0.4154 units per square kilometre 0.2069 units per square kilometre Austria
1990s 0.5624 units per square kilometre 0.3767 units per square kilometre 0.1857 units per square kilometre Austria
2000s 0.4353 units per square kilometre 0.3736 units per square kilometre 0.0617 units per square kilometre Austria
2010s 0.2744 units per square kilometre 0.3018 units per square kilometre 0.0274 units per square kilometre China
2020s 0.2787 units per square kilometre 0.27 units per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Austria or China?
Austria, at 0.2787 units per square kilometre against 0.27 units per square kilometre in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Austria and China?
0.0087 units per square kilometre, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and China?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Austria and China rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 82nd and China ranks 83rd 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.