Ireland vs Zimbabwe: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Ireland
0.1306 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Zimbabwe
0.1318 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Ireland rank
111th
Zimbabwe rank
109th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.1318 units per square kilometre against 0.1306 units per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0.0012 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 111th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1938 units per square kilometre 0.1189 units per square kilometre 0.0749 units per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 0.1891 units per square kilometre 0.1406 units per square kilometre 0.0485 units per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 0.15 units per square kilometre 0.1386 units per square kilometre 0.0115 units per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.1336 units per square kilometre 0.1315 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 0.1306 units per square kilometre 0.1318 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Ireland or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.1318 units per square kilometre against 0.1306 units per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Ireland and Zimbabwe?
0.0012 units per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Zimbabwe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Ireland and Zimbabwe rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 111th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th 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.