Chile vs United States: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Chile
0.1535 units per square kilometre
in 2020
United States
0.1525 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Chile rank
101st
United States rank
102nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Chile
  • United States
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.1535 units per square kilometre against 0.1525 units per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.001 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.

Chile ranks 101st and United States ranks 102nd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile United States Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1318 units per square kilometre 0.2397 units per square kilometre 0.1079 units per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.1471 units per square kilometre 0.1929 units per square kilometre 0.0458 units per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.1499 units per square kilometre 0.1638 units per square kilometre 0.0138 units per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.1517 units per square kilometre 0.1554 units per square kilometre 0.0037 units per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.1535 units per square kilometre 0.1525 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Chile or United States?
Chile, at 0.1535 units per square kilometre against 0.1525 units per square kilometre in United States as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Chile and United States?
0.001 units per square kilometre, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Chile and United States rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 101st and United States ranks 102nd 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.