Israel vs North Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Israel
8.23 units per square kilometre
in 2020
North Korea
12.2 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Israel rank
4th
North Korea rank
3rd
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- Israel
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 12.2 units per square kilometre against 8.23 units per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 3.97 units per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.5 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was North Korea ahead.
Israel ranks 4th and North Korea ranks 3rd of 173 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.69 units per square kilometre | 7.8 units per square kilometre | 0.1043 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 8.45 units per square kilometre | 9.92 units per square kilometre | 1.47 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 8.26 units per square kilometre | 10.72 units per square kilometre | 2.46 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 8.43 units per square kilometre | 11.75 units per square kilometre | 3.32 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 8.23 units per square kilometre | 12.2 units per square kilometre | 3.97 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Israel or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 12.2 units per square kilometre against 8.23 units per square kilometre in Israel as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Israel and North Korea?
- 3.97 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and North Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Israel and North Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Israel ranks 4th and North Korea ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.