Italy vs OECD members: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Italy
1.14 units per square kilometre
in 2020
OECD members
0.1651 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Italy rank
27th
OECD members rank
25th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • OECD members
00.511.52198520022020

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.14 units per square kilometre against 0.1651 units per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 0.9749 units per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 6.9 times OECD members's.

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

Italy ranks 27th and OECD members ranks 25th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy OECD members Difference Ahead
1980s 1.51 units per square kilometre 0.2189 units per square kilometre 1.3 units per square kilometre Italy
1990s 1.75 units per square kilometre 0.2084 units per square kilometre 1.54 units per square kilometre Italy
2000s 1.5 units per square kilometre 0.1826 units per square kilometre 1.32 units per square kilometre Italy
2010s 1.2 units per square kilometre 0.1714 units per square kilometre 1.03 units per square kilometre Italy
2020s 1.14 units per square kilometre 0.1651 units per square kilometre 0.9779 units per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Italy or OECD members?
Italy, at 1.14 units per square kilometre against 0.1651 units per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Italy and OECD members?
0.9749 units per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and OECD members?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Italy and OECD members rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 27th and OECD members 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.