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

Gabon
0.0272 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Zambia
0.0215 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Gabon rank
152nd
Zambia rank
155th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Gabon
  • Zambia
0.010.020.030.04198520022020

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.0272 units per square kilometre against 0.0215 units per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0057 units per square kilometre.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.

Gabon ranks 152nd and Zambia ranks 155th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0241 units per square kilometre 0.0223 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre Gabon
1990s 0.0336 units per square kilometre 0.0262 units per square kilometre 0.0073 units per square kilometre Gabon
2000s 0.0261 units per square kilometre 0.0253 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre Gabon
2010s 0.0262 units per square kilometre 0.022 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre Gabon
2020s 0.0272 units per square kilometre 0.0215 units per square kilometre 0.0056 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 Zambia?
Gabon, at 0.0272 units per square kilometre against 0.0215 units per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Gabon and Zambia?
0.0057 units per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Zambia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Gabon and Zambia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Gabon ranks 152nd and Zambia ranks 155th 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.