Belgium vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Belgium
0.787 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.0727 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Belgium rank
39th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
38th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
00.511.5198520022020

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.787 units per square kilometre against 0.0727 units per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.7143 units per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 10.8 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 39th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th of 173 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.28 units per square kilometre 0.0772 units per square kilometre 1.2 units per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 1.1 units per square kilometre 0.0831 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 0.787 units per square kilometre 0.0727 units per square kilometre 0.7143 units per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Belgium or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Belgium, at 0.787 units per square kilometre against 0.0727 units per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Belgium and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
0.7143 units per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Belgium and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 39th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th 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.