North Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 12.2 units per square kilometre against 0.4167 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 11.78 units per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 29.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 173 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8 units per square kilometre | 0.3635 units per square kilometre | 7.43 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 9.92 units per square kilometre | 0.3876 units per square kilometre | 9.53 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 10.72 units per square kilometre | 0.4292 units per square kilometre | 10.29 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 11.75 units per square kilometre | 0.4218 units per square kilometre | 11.33 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 12.2 units per square kilometre | 0.4167 units per square kilometre | 11.78 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, North Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- North Korea, at 12.2 units per square kilometre against 0.4167 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 11.78 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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.