South Korea vs Malta: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

South Korea
5.83 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Malta
6.25 units per square kilometre
in 2020
South Korea rank
7th
Malta rank
6th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Malta
2468198520022020

How they compare

Malta currently reports 6.25 units per square kilometre against 5.83 units per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.42 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

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

South Korea ranks 7th and Malta ranks 6th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Malta Difference Ahead
1980s 6.45 units per square kilometre 4.38 units per square kilometre 2.08 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 7.24 units per square kilometre 6.14 units per square kilometre 1.1 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 7.11 units per square kilometre 6.41 units per square kilometre 0.6929 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 6.56 units per square kilometre 6.45 units per square kilometre 0.1119 units per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 5.83 units per square kilometre 6.25 units per square kilometre 0.4201 units per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, South Korea or Malta?
Malta, at 6.25 units per square kilometre against 5.83 units per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between South Korea and Malta?
0.42 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malta?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do South Korea and Malta rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 7th and Malta 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.