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

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

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Vietnam
01234198520022020

How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

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

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