Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
1.74 units per square kilometre
in 2020
El Salvador
2.03 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
12th
El Salvador rank
10th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2.03 units per square kilometre against 1.74 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.29 units per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 12th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7463 units per square kilometre 2.09 units per square kilometre 1.35 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 1.08 units per square kilometre 2.1 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 1.62 units per square kilometre 1.31 units per square kilometre 0.3081 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 1.71 units per square kilometre 1.83 units per square kilometre 0.1243 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 1.74 units per square kilometre 2.03 units per square kilometre 0.2832 units per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 2.03 units per square kilometre against 1.74 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
0.29 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 12th and El Salvador ranks 10th 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.