Kenya vs Madagascar: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Kenya
0.0413 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Madagascar
0.0378 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Kenya rank
140th
Madagascar rank
143rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
00.020.040.06198520022020

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0413 units per square kilometre against 0.0378 units per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0035 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Madagascar ahead.

Kenya ranks 140th and Madagascar ranks 143rd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0296 units per square kilometre 0.0362 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 0.045 units per square kilometre 0.0426 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 0.0508 units per square kilometre 0.0386 units per square kilometre 0.0122 units per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 0.0508 units per square kilometre 0.0372 units per square kilometre 0.0136 units per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.0413 units per square kilometre 0.0378 units per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Kenya or Madagascar?
Kenya, at 0.0413 units per square kilometre against 0.0378 units per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Kenya and Madagascar?
0.0035 units per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 140th and Madagascar ranks 143rd 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.