Fiji vs Nigeria: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Fiji
0.2189 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Nigeria
0.2448 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Fiji rank
88th
Nigeria rank
86th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Fiji
  • Nigeria
0.10.150.20.25198520022020

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2448 units per square kilometre against 0.2189 units per square kilometre in Fiji, a difference of 0.0259 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 88th and Nigeria ranks 86th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1834 units per square kilometre 0.1103 units per square kilometre 0.073 units per square kilometre Fiji
1990s 0.2304 units per square kilometre 0.1028 units per square kilometre 0.1276 units per square kilometre Fiji
2000s 0.1998 units per square kilometre 0.171 units per square kilometre 0.0288 units per square kilometre Fiji
2010s 0.2 units per square kilometre 0.2054 units per square kilometre 0.0054 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.2189 units per square kilometre 0.2448 units per square kilometre 0.0259 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Fiji or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.2448 units per square kilometre against 0.2189 units per square kilometre in Fiji as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Fiji and Nigeria?
0.0259 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Nigeria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Fiji and Nigeria rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Fiji ranks 88th and Nigeria ranks 86th 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.