Eritrea vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Eritrea
1.67 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.2441 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Eritrea rank
13th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
15th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Eritrea
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 1.67 units per square kilometre against 0.2441 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1.43 units per square kilometre.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 6.8 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 13th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 173 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7257 units per square kilometre 0.3388 units per square kilometre 0.387 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2000s 1.75 units per square kilometre 0.2927 units per square kilometre 1.45 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2010s 1.67 units per square kilometre 0.2402 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2020s 1.67 units per square kilometre 0.2441 units per square kilometre 1.42 units per square kilometre Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Eritrea or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Eritrea, at 1.67 units per square kilometre against 0.2441 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
1.43 units per square kilometre, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
How do Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 13th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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.