Brunei Darussalam vs Viet Nam: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Brunei Darussalam
1.52 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Viet Nam
1.67 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Brunei Darussalam rank
16th
Viet Nam rank
15th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Viet Nam
1234198520022020

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.67 units per square kilometre against 1.52 units per square kilometre in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.15 units per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Brunei Darussalam's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 16th and Viet Nam ranks 15th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7685 units per square kilometre 3.5 units per square kilometre 2.73 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
1990s 1.25 units per square kilometre 2.26 units per square kilometre 1.01 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2000s 1.84 units per square kilometre 1.63 units per square kilometre 0.2086 units per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
2010s 1.74 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre 0.076 units per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
2020s 1.52 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre 0.1474 units per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Brunei Darussalam or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.67 units per square kilometre against 1.52 units per square kilometre in Brunei Darussalam as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Brunei Darussalam and Viet Nam?
0.15 units per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Viet Nam?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Viet Nam rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 16th and Viet Nam ranks 15th 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.