Central Europe and the Baltics vs North Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Central Europe and the Baltics
0.4751 units per square kilometre
in 2020
North Korea
12.2 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
3rd
North Korea rank
3rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Central Europe and the Baltics
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 12.2 units per square kilometre against 0.4751 units per square kilometre in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 11.72 units per square kilometre.

That makes North Korea's figure about 25.7 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 3rd and North Korea ranks 3rd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central Europe and the Baltics North Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 1.07 units per square kilometre 7.8 units per square kilometre 6.73 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 0.8868 units per square kilometre 9.92 units per square kilometre 9.03 units per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.579 units per square kilometre 10.72 units per square kilometre 10.14 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.4586 units per square kilometre 11.75 units per square kilometre 11.29 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0.4751 units per square kilometre 12.2 units per square kilometre 11.72 units per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Central Europe and the Baltics or North Korea?
North Korea, at 12.2 units per square kilometre against 0.4751 units per square kilometre in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Central Europe and the Baltics and North Korea?
11.72 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and North Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and North Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 3rd and North Korea ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
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.