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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
12.2 units per square kilometre
in 2020
World
0.2109 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
3rd
World rank
3rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • World
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 12.2 units per square kilometre against 0.2109 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 11.99 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 57.9 times World's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 3rd and World ranks 3rd of 173 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of World Difference Ahead
1980s 7.8 units per square kilometre 0.2231 units per square kilometre 7.58 units per square kilometre Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 9.92 units per square kilometre 0.219 units per square kilometre 9.7 units per square kilometre Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 10.72 units per square kilometre 0.2194 units per square kilometre 10.5 units per square kilometre Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 11.75 units per square kilometre 0.2137 units per square kilometre 11.54 units per square kilometre Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 12.2 units per square kilometre 0.2109 units per square kilometre 11.99 units per square kilometre Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

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 World?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 12.2 units per square kilometre against 0.2109 units per square kilometre in World as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and World?
11.99 units per square kilometre, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and World?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and World rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 3rd and World ranks 3rd 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.