Lesotho vs Norway: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Lesotho
0.0659 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Norway
0.0686 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Lesotho rank
136th
Norway rank
135th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Norway
0.040.060.080.10.120.14198520022020

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0686 units per square kilometre against 0.0659 units per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0027 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Norway ahead.

Lesotho ranks 136th and Norway ranks 135th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0659 units per square kilometre 0.1095 units per square kilometre 0.0436 units per square kilometre Norway
1990s 0.0659 units per square kilometre 0.0954 units per square kilometre 0.0296 units per square kilometre Norway
2000s 0.0659 units per square kilometre 0.071 units per square kilometre 0.0051 units per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.0659 units per square kilometre 0.0669 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Norway
2020s 0.0659 units per square kilometre 0.0686 units per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Norway?
Norway, at 0.0686 units per square kilometre against 0.0659 units per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Norway?
0.0027 units per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Norway?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and Norway rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 136th and Norway ranks 135th 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.