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

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

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Viet Nam
01234198520022020

How they compare

Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam's figure about 6.8 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 15th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3323 units per square kilometre 2.02 units per square kilometre 1.69 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2000s 0.2894 units per square kilometre 1.63 units per square kilometre 1.34 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2010s 0.2402 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2020s 0.2441 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre 1.42 units per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
1.43 units per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Viet Nam rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 15th of 43 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.