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

Iraq
1.06 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.1336 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Iraq rank
30th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
32nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0123198520022020

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.06 units per square kilometre against 0.1336 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.9264 units per square kilometre.

That makes Iraq's figure about 7.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Iraq ranks 30th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 2.29 units per square kilometre 0.0625 units per square kilometre 2.22 units per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 1.22 units per square kilometre 0.0822 units per square kilometre 1.14 units per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.9864 units per square kilometre 0.1073 units per square kilometre 0.8791 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.9437 units per square kilometre 0.1275 units per square kilometre 0.8162 units per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 1.06 units per square kilometre 0.1336 units per square kilometre 0.9237 units per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Iraq or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Iraq, at 1.06 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 Iraq and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.9264 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 30th 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.