Israel vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Israel
8.23 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.4169 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Israel rank
4th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
5th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Israel
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
02468198520022020

How they compare

Israel currently reports 8.23 units per square kilometre against 0.4169 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 7.81 units per square kilometre.

That makes Israel's figure about 19.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Israel ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 5th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1980s 7.69 units per square kilometre 0.3637 units per square kilometre 7.33 units per square kilometre Israel
1990s 8.45 units per square kilometre 0.3879 units per square kilometre 8.06 units per square kilometre Israel
2000s 8.26 units per square kilometre 0.4266 units per square kilometre 7.84 units per square kilometre Israel
2010s 8.43 units per square kilometre 0.4203 units per square kilometre 8.01 units per square kilometre Israel
2020s 8.23 units per square kilometre 0.4169 units per square kilometre 7.81 units per square kilometre Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Israel or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Israel, at 8.23 units per square kilometre against 0.4169 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Israel and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
7.81 units per square kilometre, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Israel and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 5th 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.