Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Barbados
2.33 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sri Lanka
5.12 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Barbados rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Sri Lanka
012345198520022020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 5.12 units per square kilometre against 2.33 units per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 2.79 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 2.33 units per square kilometre 0.3444 units per square kilometre 1.98 units per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 1.4 units per square kilometre 3.61 units per square kilometre 2.2 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 1.5 units per square kilometre 3.51 units per square kilometre 2.01 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 1.6 units per square kilometre 4.24 units per square kilometre 2.64 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 2.33 units per square kilometre 5.12 units per square kilometre 2.8 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 5.12 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 Sri Lanka?
2.79 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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.