Bangladesh vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
1.74 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.2441 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
12th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
15th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
00.511.52198520022020

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.74 units per square kilometre against 0.2441 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1.5 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 7.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 173 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.15 units per square kilometre 0.3323 units per square kilometre 0.8184 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 1.62 units per square kilometre 0.2886 units per square kilometre 1.33 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 1.71 units per square kilometre 0.2402 units per square kilometre 1.47 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 1.74 units per square kilometre 0.2441 units per square kilometre 1.5 units per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Bangladesh, at 1.74 units per square kilometre against 0.2441 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
1.5 units per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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.