Costa Rica vs Mexico: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.1958 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Mexico
0.1754 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Mexico rank
95th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
0.10.20.30.40.5198520022020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1958 units per square kilometre against 0.1754 units per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.0204 units per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Mexico ranks 95th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2076 units per square kilometre 0.0728 units per square kilometre 0.1348 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.2323 units per square kilometre 0.094 units per square kilometre 0.1383 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.2938 units per square kilometre 0.13 units per square kilometre 0.1638 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.1931 units per square kilometre 0.1717 units per square kilometre 0.0215 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.1958 units per square kilometre 0.1754 units per square kilometre 0.0204 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 0.1958 units per square kilometre against 0.1754 units per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0.0204 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Mexico ranks 95th 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.