India vs Least developed countries: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

India
1.03 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Least developed countries
0.1258 units per square kilometre
in 2020
India rank
32nd
Least developed countries rank
33rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.03 units per square kilometre against 0.1258 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.9042 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 8.2 times Least developed countries's.

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

India ranks 32nd and Least developed countries ranks 33rd of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4238 units per square kilometre 0.0797 units per square kilometre 0.3441 units per square kilometre India
1990s 0.5877 units per square kilometre 0.1262 units per square kilometre 0.4615 units per square kilometre India
2000s 0.8586 units per square kilometre 0.1474 units per square kilometre 0.7111 units per square kilometre India
2010s 0.9546 units per square kilometre 0.1505 units per square kilometre 0.8041 units per square kilometre India
2020s 1.03 units per square kilometre 0.1258 units per square kilometre 0.906 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 Least developed countries?
India, at 1.03 units per square kilometre against 0.1258 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between India and Least developed countries?
0.9042 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Least developed countries?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do India and Least developed countries rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
India ranks 32nd and Least developed countries ranks 33rd 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.