Botswana vs Suriname: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0159 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Suriname
0.0125 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Botswana rank
160th
Suriname rank
163rd
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Suriname
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0159 units per square kilometre against 0.0125 units per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 0.0034 units per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Suriname ahead.
Botswana ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 163rd of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Botswana or Suriname?
- Botswana, at 0.0159 units per square kilometre against 0.0125 units per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Botswana and Suriname?
- 0.0034 units per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 163rd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.