El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
El Salvador
2.03 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sri Lanka
5.12 units per square kilometre
in 2020
El Salvador rank
10th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.12 units per square kilometre against 2.03 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 3.09 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.5 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.09 units per square kilometre | 0.3476 units per square kilometre | 1.74 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.1 units per square kilometre | 2.54 units per square kilometre | 0.4391 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.31 units per square kilometre | 3.51 units per square kilometre | 2.2 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.83 units per square kilometre | 4.24 units per square kilometre | 2.41 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.03 units per square kilometre | 5.12 units per square kilometre | 3.1 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, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.12 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 Sri Lanka?
- 3.09 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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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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.