Brazil vs Russia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Brazil
0.0912 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Russia
0.0888 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Brazil rank
123rd
Russia rank
124th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • Russia
0.040.060.080.10.12198520022020

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0912 units per square kilometre against 0.0888 units per square kilometre in Russia, a difference of 0.0024 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.

Brazil ranks 123rd and Russia ranks 124th of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0647 units per square kilometre 0.1009 units per square kilometre 0.0363 units per square kilometre Russia
2000s 0.0833 units per square kilometre 0.0878 units per square kilometre 0.0045 units per square kilometre Russia
2010s 0.0873 units per square kilometre 0.0856 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 0.0912 units per square kilometre 0.0888 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Brazil or Russia?
Brazil, at 0.0912 units per square kilometre against 0.0888 units per square kilometre in Russia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Brazil and Russia?
0.0024 units per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 123rd and Russia ranks 124th 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.