Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Ethiopia
0.1223 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sierra Leone
0.1247 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
116th
Sierra Leone rank
113th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
00.10.20.30.4198520022020

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1247 units per square kilometre against 0.1223 units per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0024 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 113th of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1494 units per square kilometre 0.1136 units per square kilometre 0.0358 units per square kilometre Ethiopia
2000s 0.19 units per square kilometre 0.1452 units per square kilometre 0.0449 units per square kilometre Ethiopia
2010s 0.1223 units per square kilometre 0.1302 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1223 units per square kilometre 0.1247 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1247 units per square kilometre against 0.1223 units per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
0.0024 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 113th 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.