Kuwait vs Other small states: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Kuwait
1.4 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Other small states
0.2219 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Kuwait rank
22nd
Other small states rank
19th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • Other small states
00.511.5198520022020

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.4 units per square kilometre against 0.2219 units per square kilometre in Other small states, a difference of 1.18 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 6.3 times Other small states's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 22nd and Other small states ranks 19th of 173 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Other small states Difference Ahead
1990s 1.08 units per square kilometre 0.2065 units per square kilometre 0.8719 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 1.25 units per square kilometre 0.2188 units per square kilometre 1.03 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 1.31 units per square kilometre 0.2284 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 1.4 units per square kilometre 0.2219 units per square kilometre 1.18 units per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Other small states?
Kuwait, at 1.4 units per square kilometre against 0.2219 units per square kilometre in Other small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Other small states?
1.18 units per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Other small states?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and Other small states rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 22nd and Other small states ranks 19th 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.