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

Iraq
1.06 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Italy
1.14 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Iraq rank
30th
Italy rank
27th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • Italy
0123198520022020

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.14 units per square kilometre against 1.06 units per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.08 units per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

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

Iraq ranks 30th and Italy ranks 27th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 2.29 units per square kilometre 1.51 units per square kilometre 0.7715 units per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 1.22 units per square kilometre 1.75 units per square kilometre 0.5274 units per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.9864 units per square kilometre 1.5 units per square kilometre 0.5151 units per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.9437 units per square kilometre 1.2 units per square kilometre 0.2558 units per square kilometre Italy
2020s 1.06 units per square kilometre 1.14 units per square kilometre 0.0857 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, Iraq or Italy?
Italy, at 1.14 units per square kilometre against 1.06 units per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Iraq and Italy?
0.08 units per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Italy?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Italy rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 30th and Italy ranks 27th 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.