France vs Poland: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

France
0.5641 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Poland
0.6174 units per square kilometre
in 2020
France rank
51st
Poland rank
48th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.6174 units per square kilometre against 0.5641 units per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0533 units per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Poland ahead.

France ranks 51st and Poland ranks 48th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9447 units per square kilometre 1.09 units per square kilometre 0.1474 units per square kilometre Poland
1990s 0.9197 units per square kilometre 0.9047 units per square kilometre 0.0149 units per square kilometre France
2000s 0.6689 units per square kilometre 0.5596 units per square kilometre 0.1093 units per square kilometre France
2010s 0.5861 units per square kilometre 0.5504 units per square kilometre 0.0357 units per square kilometre France
2020s 0.5641 units per square kilometre 0.6174 units per square kilometre 0.0533 units per square kilometre Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, France or Poland?
Poland, at 0.6174 units per square kilometre against 0.5641 units per square kilometre in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between France and Poland?
0.0533 units per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do France and Poland rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
France ranks 51st and Poland ranks 48th 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.