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

France
0.5641 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Portugal
0.5677 units per square kilometre
in 2020
France rank
51st
Portugal rank
50th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Portugal
00.511.5198520022020

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.5677 units per square kilometre against 0.5641 units per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0036 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was France ahead.

France ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 50th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9447 units per square kilometre 0.9672 units per square kilometre 0.0225 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.9197 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre 0.1036 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.6689 units per square kilometre 0.9958 units per square kilometre 0.3269 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.5861 units per square kilometre 0.8005 units per square kilometre 0.2144 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.5641 units per square kilometre 0.5677 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, France or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.5677 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 Portugal?
0.0036 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do France and Portugal rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
France ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 50th 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.