India vs Small states: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

India
1.03 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Small states
0.1064 units per square kilometre
in 2020
India rank
32nd
Small states rank
34th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Small states
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.03 units per square kilometre against 0.1064 units per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 0.9236 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 9.7 times Small states's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 32nd and Small states ranks 34th of 173 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6953 units per square kilometre 0.1011 units per square kilometre 0.5942 units per square kilometre India
2000s 0.8539 units per square kilometre 0.1038 units per square kilometre 0.7501 units per square kilometre India
2010s 0.9546 units per square kilometre 0.1063 units per square kilometre 0.8483 units per square kilometre India
2020s 1.03 units per square kilometre 0.1064 units per square kilometre 0.9255 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 Small states?
India, at 1.03 units per square kilometre against 0.1064 units per square kilometre in Small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between India and Small states?
0.9236 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Small states?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do India and Small states rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
India ranks 32nd and Small states ranks 34th 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.