Colombia vs Gambia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Colombia
0.3858 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Gambia
0.3953 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Colombia rank
69th
Gambia rank
66th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Gambia
00.10.20.30.4198520022020

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.3953 units per square kilometre against 0.3858 units per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.0095 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 69th and Gambia ranks 66th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0708 units per square kilometre 0.1225 units per square kilometre 0.0517 units per square kilometre Gambia
1990s 0.163 units per square kilometre 0.1087 units per square kilometre 0.0543 units per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 0.3017 units per square kilometre 0.0834 units per square kilometre 0.2183 units per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.4181 units per square kilometre 0.1443 units per square kilometre 0.2739 units per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.3858 units per square kilometre 0.3953 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Colombia or Gambia?
Gambia, at 0.3953 units per square kilometre against 0.3858 units per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Colombia and Gambia?
0.0095 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Gambia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Colombia and Gambia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 69th and Gambia ranks 66th 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.