Euro area vs North Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Euro area
0.5264 units per square kilometre
in 2020
North Korea
12.2 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Euro area rank
1st
North Korea rank
3rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Euro area
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 12.2 units per square kilometre against 0.5264 units per square kilometre in Euro area, a difference of 11.67 units per square kilometre.

That makes North Korea's figure about 23.2 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 3rd of 3 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area North Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9976 units per square kilometre 7.8 units per square kilometre 6.8 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 0.8951 units per square kilometre 9.92 units per square kilometre 9.02 units per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.6843 units per square kilometre 10.72 units per square kilometre 10.04 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.5528 units per square kilometre 11.75 units per square kilometre 11.2 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0.5264 units per square kilometre 12.2 units per square kilometre 11.67 units per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Euro area or North Korea?
North Korea, at 12.2 units per square kilometre against 0.5264 units per square kilometre in Euro area as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Euro area and North Korea?
11.67 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and North Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Euro area and North Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Euro area ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 3rd of 3 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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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.