Madagascar vs New Zealand: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Madagascar
0.0378 units per square kilometre
in 2020
New Zealand
0.038 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Madagascar rank
143rd
New Zealand rank
142nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • New Zealand
00.010.020.030.040.05198520022020

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.038 units per square kilometre against 0.0378 units per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was New Zealand ahead.

Madagascar ranks 143rd and New Zealand ranks 142nd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0362 units per square kilometre 0.0463 units per square kilometre 0.0101 units per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0426 units per square kilometre 0.039 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 0.0386 units per square kilometre 0.0339 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 0.0372 units per square kilometre 0.0338 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 0.0378 units per square kilometre 0.038 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Madagascar or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.038 units per square kilometre against 0.0378 units per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Madagascar and New Zealand?
0.0002 units per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and New Zealand?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Madagascar and New Zealand rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 143rd and New Zealand ranks 142nd 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.