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

Barbados
2.33 units per square kilometre
in 2020
El Salvador
2.03 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Barbados rank
9th
El Salvador rank
10th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 2.33 units per square kilometre against 2.03 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3 units per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 2.33 units per square kilometre 2.01 units per square kilometre 0.313 units per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 1.4 units per square kilometre 1.86 units per square kilometre 0.4535 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 1.5 units per square kilometre 1.31 units per square kilometre 0.1902 units per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 1.6 units per square kilometre 1.83 units per square kilometre 0.2311 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 2.33 units per square kilometre 2.03 units per square kilometre 0.2986 units per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Barbados or El Salvador?
Barbados, at 2.33 units per square kilometre against 2.03 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Barbados and El Salvador?
0.3 units per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 9th 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.