Latin America & Caribbean vs Sao Tome and Principe: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Latin America & Caribbean
0.1366 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
1.04 units per square kilometre
in 1999
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
31st

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.04 units per square kilometre against 0.1366 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.9034 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 7.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st of 43 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0794 units per square kilometre 1.04 units per square kilometre 0.9623 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.0896 units per square kilometre 1.04 units per square kilometre 0.9521 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Latin America & Caribbean or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.04 units per square kilometre against 0.1366 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 1999.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Latin America & Caribbean and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.9034 units per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Sao Tome and Principe?
11 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 1999.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st of 43 groups.
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.