North Korea vs Singapore: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
North Korea
12.2 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Singapore
82.17 units per square kilometre
in 2020
North Korea rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 82.17 units per square kilometre against 12.2 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 69.97 units per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 6.7 times North Korea's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 173 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8 units per square kilometre | 82.84 units per square kilometre | 75.04 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 9.92 units per square kilometre | 141.87 units per square kilometre | 131.95 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 10.72 units per square kilometre | 237.22 units per square kilometre | 226.49 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 11.75 units per square kilometre | 174.09 units per square kilometre | 162.34 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 12.2 units per square kilometre | 82.17 units per square kilometre | 69.97 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 82.17 units per square kilometre against 12.2 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between North Korea and Singapore?
- 69.97 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Singapore?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do North Korea and Singapore rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st 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.