Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Netherlands: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.1423 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Netherlands
1.22 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th
Netherlands rank
25th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Netherlands
0123198520022020

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.22 units per square kilometre against 0.1423 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.08 units per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 8.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 25th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1887 units per square kilometre 2.14 units per square kilometre 1.96 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 0.1571 units per square kilometre 1.53 units per square kilometre 1.37 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0.139 units per square kilometre 1.25 units per square kilometre 1.11 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 0.1423 units per square kilometre 1.22 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre Netherlands

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 (IDA & IBRD countries) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.22 units per square kilometre against 0.1423 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Netherlands?
1.08 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Netherlands?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Netherlands rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 25th 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.