Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Singapore: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
12.2 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Singapore
82.17 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Singapore
0100200300198520022020

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 82.17 units per square kilometre against 12.2 units per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 69.97 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 6.7 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Singapore?
Singapore, at 82.17 units per square kilometre against 12.2 units per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Singapore?
69.97 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Singapore?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Singapore rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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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.