East Asia & Pacific vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
East Asia & Pacific
0.3232 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sri Lanka
5.12 units per square kilometre
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific rank
11th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.12 units per square kilometre against 0.3232 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 4.8 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 15.9 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 43 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3498 units per square kilometre | 0.3476 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | East Asia & Pacific |
| 1990s | 0.3547 units per square kilometre | 2.54 units per square kilometre | 2.19 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.363 units per square kilometre | 3.51 units per square kilometre | 3.15 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.3429 units per square kilometre | 4.24 units per square kilometre | 3.89 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.3232 units per square kilometre | 5.12 units per square kilometre | 4.8 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.12 units per square kilometre against 0.3232 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific and Sri Lanka?
- 4.8 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.