Madagascar vs Sweden: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Madagascar
0.0378 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sweden
0.0368 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Madagascar rank
143rd
Sweden rank
145th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0378 units per square kilometre against 0.0368 units per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.001 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sweden ahead.

Madagascar ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 145th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0362 units per square kilometre 0.1567 units per square kilometre 0.1206 units per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.0426 units per square kilometre 0.1969 units per square kilometre 0.1544 units per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0386 units per square kilometre 0.1101 units per square kilometre 0.0716 units per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0372 units per square kilometre 0.0556 units per square kilometre 0.0183 units per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.0378 units per square kilometre 0.0368 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Sweden?
Madagascar, at 0.0378 units per square kilometre against 0.0368 units per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Sweden?
0.001 units per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sweden?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Madagascar and Sweden rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 145th 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.