Republic of Korea vs Lebanon: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Republic of Korea
5.83 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Lebanon
7.82 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
7th
Lebanon rank
5th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Lebanon
2468198520022020

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 7.82 units per square kilometre against 5.83 units per square kilometre in Republic of Korea, a difference of 1.99 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.3 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 7th and Lebanon ranks 5th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Lebanon Difference Ahead
1980s 6.45 units per square kilometre 1.73 units per square kilometre 4.72 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 7.24 units per square kilometre 5.36 units per square kilometre 1.88 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 7.11 units per square kilometre 7.9 units per square kilometre 0.7965 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 6.56 units per square kilometre 7.81 units per square kilometre 1.25 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 5.83 units per square kilometre 7.82 units per square kilometre 1.99 units per square kilometre Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Republic of Korea or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 7.82 units per square kilometre against 5.83 units per square kilometre in Republic of Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and Lebanon?
1.99 units per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Lebanon?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Republic of Korea and Lebanon rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Republic of Korea ranks 7th and Lebanon ranks 5th 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.