Latvia vs United States of America: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Latvia
0.1446 units per square kilometre
in 2020
United States of America
0.1525 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Latvia rank
105th
United States of America rank
102nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Latvia
  • United States of America
0.050.10.150.20.25198520022020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.1525 units per square kilometre against 0.1446 units per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 0.0079 units per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was United States of America ahead.

Latvia ranks 105th and United States of America ranks 102nd of 173 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1322 units per square kilometre 0.1825 units per square kilometre 0.0502 units per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 0.1447 units per square kilometre 0.1638 units per square kilometre 0.0191 units per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 0.089 units per square kilometre 0.1554 units per square kilometre 0.0664 units per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 0.1446 units per square kilometre 0.1525 units per square kilometre 0.0079 units per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Latvia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.1525 units per square kilometre against 0.1446 units per square kilometre in Latvia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Latvia and United States of America?
0.0079 units per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United States of America?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Latvia and United States of America rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Latvia ranks 105th and United States of America ranks 102nd 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.