Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Korea
5.83 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.382 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Korea rank
7th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
8th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
02468198520022020

How they compare

Korea currently reports 5.83 units per square kilometre against 0.382 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 5.45 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 15.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Korea ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th of 173 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 6.45 units per square kilometre 0.3161 units per square kilometre 6.14 units per square kilometre Korea
1990s 7.24 units per square kilometre 0.3483 units per square kilometre 6.9 units per square kilometre Korea
2000s 7.11 units per square kilometre 0.3859 units per square kilometre 6.72 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 6.56 units per square kilometre 0.3831 units per square kilometre 6.18 units per square kilometre Korea
2020s 5.83 units per square kilometre 0.382 units per square kilometre 5.45 units per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Korea, at 5.83 units per square kilometre against 0.382 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
5.45 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th 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.