Finland vs Norway: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Finland
0.0724 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Norway
0.0686 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Finland rank
132nd
Norway rank
135th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
0.040.060.080.10.120.14198520022020

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.0724 units per square kilometre against 0.0686 units per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.0038 units per square kilometre.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 132nd and Norway ranks 135th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1239 units per square kilometre 0.1095 units per square kilometre 0.0144 units per square kilometre Finland
1990s 0.1107 units per square kilometre 0.0954 units per square kilometre 0.0152 units per square kilometre Finland
2000s 0.1047 units per square kilometre 0.071 units per square kilometre 0.0337 units per square kilometre Finland
2010s 0.0827 units per square kilometre 0.0669 units per square kilometre 0.0157 units per square kilometre Finland
2020s 0.0724 units per square kilometre 0.0686 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Finland or Norway?
Finland, at 0.0724 units per square kilometre against 0.0686 units per square kilometre in Norway as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Finland and Norway?
0.0038 units per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Finland ranks 132nd and Norway ranks 135th 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.