Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Costa Rica: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.2148 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.1958 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
89th
Costa Rica rank
92nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Costa Rica
01234198520022020

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.2148 units per square kilometre against 0.1958 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.019 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 92nd of 173 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 1.97 units per square kilometre 0.2647 units per square kilometre 1.71 units per square kilometre Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 0.4301 units per square kilometre 0.2938 units per square kilometre 0.1363 units per square kilometre Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 0.2073 units per square kilometre 0.1931 units per square kilometre 0.0142 units per square kilometre Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 0.2148 units per square kilometre 0.1958 units per square kilometre 0.019 units per square kilometre Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Costa Rica?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.2148 units per square kilometre against 0.1958 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?
0.019 units per square kilometre, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?
26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 92nd 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.