El Salvador vs Republic of Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

El Salvador
2.03 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Republic of Korea
5.83 units per square kilometre
in 2020
El Salvador rank
10th
Republic of Korea rank
7th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Republic of Korea
02468198520022020

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 5.83 units per square kilometre against 2.03 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 3.8 units per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 2.9 times El Salvador's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 10th and Republic of Korea ranks 7th of 173 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 2.09 units per square kilometre 6.45 units per square kilometre 4.36 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 2.1 units per square kilometre 7.24 units per square kilometre 5.14 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 1.31 units per square kilometre 7.11 units per square kilometre 5.8 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 1.83 units per square kilometre 6.56 units per square kilometre 4.73 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 2.03 units per square kilometre 5.83 units per square kilometre 3.8 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 5.83 units per square kilometre against 2.03 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Republic of Korea?
3.8 units per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Republic of Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Republic of Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 10th and Republic of Korea ranks 7th 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.