South Korea vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
South Korea
5.83 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sri Lanka
5.12 units per square kilometre
in 2020
South Korea rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 5.83 units per square kilometre against 5.12 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.71 units per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 173 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.45 units per square kilometre | 0.3476 units per square kilometre | 6.11 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 7.24 units per square kilometre | 2.54 units per square kilometre | 4.7 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 7.11 units per square kilometre | 3.51 units per square kilometre | 3.59 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6.56 units per square kilometre | 4.24 units per square kilometre | 2.33 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 5.83 units per square kilometre | 5.12 units per square kilometre | 0.7055 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
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 Sri Lanka?
- South Korea, at 5.83 units per square kilometre against 5.12 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.71 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do South Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 7th and Sri Lanka 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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About this data
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.