IDA total vs Italy: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

IDA total
0.1785 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Italy
1.14 units per square kilometre
in 2020
IDA total rank
24th
Italy rank
27th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • IDA total
  • Italy
00.511.52198520022020

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.14 units per square kilometre against 0.1785 units per square kilometre in IDA total, a difference of 0.9615 units per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 6.4 times IDA total's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 24th and Italy ranks 27th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1198 units per square kilometre 1.51 units per square kilometre 1.4 units per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.1674 units per square kilometre 1.75 units per square kilometre 1.58 units per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.1983 units per square kilometre 1.5 units per square kilometre 1.3 units per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.1949 units per square kilometre 1.2 units per square kilometre 1 units per square kilometre Italy
2020s 0.1785 units per square kilometre 1.14 units per square kilometre 0.9645 units per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, IDA total or Italy?
Italy, at 1.14 units per square kilometre against 0.1785 units per square kilometre in IDA total as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between IDA total and Italy?
0.9615 units per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Italy?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do IDA total and Italy rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
IDA total ranks 24th and Italy ranks 27th of 43 groups.
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.