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

Italy
1.14 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Netherlands
1.22 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Italy rank
27th
Netherlands rank
25th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Netherlands
0123198520022020

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.22 units per square kilometre against 1.14 units per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.08 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Netherlands ahead.

Italy ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 25th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Netherlands Difference Ahead
1980s 1.51 units per square kilometre 3.13 units per square kilometre 1.62 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 1.75 units per square kilometre 2.33 units per square kilometre 0.5826 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 1.5 units per square kilometre 1.53 units per square kilometre 0.0265 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 1.2 units per square kilometre 1.25 units per square kilometre 0.0505 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 1.14 units per square kilometre 1.22 units per square kilometre 0.0747 units per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Italy or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.22 units per square kilometre against 1.14 units per square kilometre in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Italy and Netherlands?
0.08 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 25th 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.