Gabon vs Somalia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Gabon
0.0272 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Somalia
0.0223 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Gabon rank
152nd
Somalia rank
154th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Gabon
  • Somalia
00.10.20.30.4198520022020

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.0272 units per square kilometre against 0.0223 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0049 units per square kilometre.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.

Gabon ranks 152nd and Somalia ranks 154th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0241 units per square kilometre 0.0874 units per square kilometre 0.0634 units per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.0365 units per square kilometre 0.2649 units per square kilometre 0.2283 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.026 units per square kilometre 0.0414 units per square kilometre 0.0154 units per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.0262 units per square kilometre 0.0243 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre Gabon
2020s 0.0272 units per square kilometre 0.0223 units per square kilometre 0.0049 units per square kilometre Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Gabon or Somalia?
Gabon, at 0.0272 units per square kilometre against 0.0223 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Gabon and Somalia?
0.0049 units per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Somalia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Gabon and Somalia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Gabon ranks 152nd and Somalia ranks 154th 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.