Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Bahamas
0.1998 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.1958 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Bahamas rank
91st
Costa Rica rank
92nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Bahamas
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 0.1998 units per square kilometre against 0.1958 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.004 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bahamas ranks 91st and Costa Rica ranks 92nd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 0.05 units per square kilometre 0.2585 units per square kilometre 0.2086 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.2961 units per square kilometre 0.3079 units per square kilometre 0.0118 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.1471 units per square kilometre 0.2938 units per square kilometre 0.1467 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.1205 units per square kilometre 0.1931 units per square kilometre 0.0726 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.1998 units per square kilometre 0.1958 units per square kilometre 0.004 units per square kilometre Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
Bahamas, at 0.1998 units per square kilometre against 0.1958 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
0.004 units per square kilometre, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
25 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Bahamas ranks 91st and Costa Rica ranks 92nd 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.