Lebanon vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Lebanon
7.82 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sri Lanka
5.12 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Lebanon rank
5th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Lebanon
  • Sri Lanka
02468198520022020

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 7.82 units per square kilometre against 5.12 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.7 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.5 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Lebanon ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 1.73 units per square kilometre 0.3476 units per square kilometre 1.38 units per square kilometre Lebanon
1990s 5.36 units per square kilometre 2.54 units per square kilometre 2.82 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 7.9 units per square kilometre 3.51 units per square kilometre 4.39 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 7.81 units per square kilometre 4.24 units per square kilometre 3.57 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 7.82 units per square kilometre 5.12 units per square kilometre 2.7 units per square kilometre Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Lebanon or Sri Lanka?
Lebanon, at 7.82 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 Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
2.7 units per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Lebanon and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Lebanon ranks 5th 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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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.