North Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

North Korea
12.2 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.4167 units per square kilometre
in 2020
North Korea rank
3rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
6th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • North Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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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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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.