Iran vs Malaysia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Iran
0.4006 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Malaysia
0.4139 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Iran rank
64th
Malaysia rank
62nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Iran
  • Malaysia
00.20.40.6198520022020

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.4139 units per square kilometre against 0.4006 units per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.0133 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 62nd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3727 units per square kilometre 0.3424 units per square kilometre 0.0303 units per square kilometre Iran
1990s 0.4045 units per square kilometre 0.3906 units per square kilometre 0.0139 units per square kilometre Iran
2000s 0.354 units per square kilometre 0.39 units per square kilometre 0.0361 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.3568 units per square kilometre 0.4088 units per square kilometre 0.052 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.4006 units per square kilometre 0.4139 units per square kilometre 0.0133 units per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Iran or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.4139 units per square kilometre against 0.4006 units per square kilometre in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Iran and Malaysia?
0.0133 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malaysia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iran and Malaysia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Iran ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 62nd 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.