Costa Rica vs Republic of Moldova: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.1958 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Republic of Moldova
0.1825 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Republic of Moldova rank
94th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Republic of Moldova
0.20.30.40.5198520022020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1958 units per square kilometre against 0.1825 units per square kilometre in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 0.0133 units per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Republic of Moldova ranks 94th of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Moldova in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Republic of Moldova Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2512 units per square kilometre 0.4045 units per square kilometre 0.1533 units per square kilometre Republic of Moldova
2000s 0.2938 units per square kilometre 0.297 units per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre Republic of Moldova
2010s 0.1931 units per square kilometre 0.222 units per square kilometre 0.0289 units per square kilometre Republic of Moldova
2020s 0.1958 units per square kilometre 0.1825 units per square kilometre 0.0134 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 Republic of Moldova?
Costa Rica, at 0.1958 units per square kilometre against 0.1825 units per square kilometre in Republic of Moldova as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?
0.0133 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?
27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Republic of Moldova ranks 94th 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.