Germany vs Switzerland: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Germany
0.5238 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Switzerland
0.5062 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Germany rank
58th
Switzerland rank
60th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Germany
  • Switzerland
0123198520022020

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.5238 units per square kilometre against 0.5062 units per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0176 units per square kilometre.

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

Germany ranks 58th and Switzerland ranks 60th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 1.4 units per square kilometre 0.468 units per square kilometre 0.9369 units per square kilometre Germany
1990s 1.14 units per square kilometre 0.7285 units per square kilometre 0.4071 units per square kilometre Germany
2000s 0.764 units per square kilometre 0.8027 units per square kilometre 0.0388 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.5433 units per square kilometre 0.5503 units per square kilometre 0.007 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.5238 units per square kilometre 0.5062 units per square kilometre 0.0176 units per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Germany or Switzerland?
Germany, at 0.5238 units per square kilometre against 0.5062 units per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Germany and Switzerland?
0.0176 units per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 58th and Switzerland ranks 60th 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.