India vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

India
1.03 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.1336 units per square kilometre
in 2020
India rank
32nd
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
32nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.03 units per square kilometre against 0.1336 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.8964 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 7.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 32nd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4238 units per square kilometre 0.0625 units per square kilometre 0.3613 units per square kilometre India
1990s 0.5877 units per square kilometre 0.0822 units per square kilometre 0.5055 units per square kilometre India
2000s 0.8598 units per square kilometre 0.1073 units per square kilometre 0.7525 units per square kilometre India
2010s 0.9546 units per square kilometre 0.1275 units per square kilometre 0.8272 units per square kilometre India
2020s 1.03 units per square kilometre 0.1336 units per square kilometre 0.8983 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, India or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
India, at 1.03 units per square kilometre against 0.1336 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between India and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.8964 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do India and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
India ranks 32nd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd 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.