Barbados vs South Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Barbados
2.33 units per square kilometre
in 2020
South Korea
5.83 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Barbados rank
9th
South Korea rank
7th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • South Korea
2468198520022020

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 5.83 units per square kilometre against 2.33 units per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 3.5 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 2.5 times Barbados's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 7th of 173 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados South Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 2.33 units per square kilometre 6.2 units per square kilometre 3.87 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.4 units per square kilometre 6.92 units per square kilometre 5.52 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 1.5 units per square kilometre 7.11 units per square kilometre 5.61 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 1.6 units per square kilometre 6.56 units per square kilometre 4.96 units per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 2.33 units per square kilometre 5.83 units per square kilometre 3.5 units per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Barbados or South Korea?
South Korea, at 5.83 units per square kilometre against 2.33 units per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Barbados and South Korea?
3.5 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 7th 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.