Canada vs Suriname: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Canada
0.008 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Suriname
0.0125 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Canada rank
166th
Suriname rank
163rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Suriname
0.0050.010.0150.020.025198520022020

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0125 units per square kilometre against 0.008 units per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0045 units per square kilometre.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Suriname ahead.

Canada ranks 166th and Suriname ranks 163rd of 173 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0187 units per square kilometre 0.0092 units per square kilometre Suriname
1990s 0.0086 units per square kilometre 0.0143 units per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre Suriname
2000s 0.0073 units per square kilometre 0.0116 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre Suriname
2010s 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre Suriname
2020s 0.008 units per square kilometre 0.0125 units per square kilometre 0.0044 units per square kilometre Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Canada or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0125 units per square kilometre against 0.008 units per square kilometre in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Canada and Suriname?
0.0045 units per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Suriname?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Canada and Suriname rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 166th 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.

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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.