Liberia vs Somalia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Liberia
0.0208 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Somalia
0.0223 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Liberia rank
156th
Somalia rank
154th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Liberia
  • Somalia
00.10.20.30.4198520022020

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0223 units per square kilometre against 0.0208 units per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 0.0015 units per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.

Liberia ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 154th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0716 units per square kilometre 0.0874 units per square kilometre 0.0158 units per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.1597 units per square kilometre 0.2649 units per square kilometre 0.1052 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.0885 units per square kilometre 0.0414 units per square kilometre 0.047 units per square kilometre Liberia
2010s 0.0212 units per square kilometre 0.0243 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.0208 units per square kilometre 0.0223 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Liberia or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0223 units per square kilometre against 0.0208 units per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Liberia and Somalia?
0.0015 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Somalia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Liberia and Somalia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Liberia ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 154th 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.