Malawi vs United States of America: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.1591 units per square kilometre
in 2020
United States of America
0.1525 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Malawi rank
99th
United States of America rank
102nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1591 units per square kilometre against 0.1525 units per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 0.0066 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States of America ahead.

Malawi ranks 99th and United States of America ranks 102nd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0652 units per square kilometre 0.2397 units per square kilometre 0.1745 units per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 0.0884 units per square kilometre 0.1929 units per square kilometre 0.1046 units per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 0.0697 units per square kilometre 0.1638 units per square kilometre 0.0941 units per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 0.1049 units per square kilometre 0.1554 units per square kilometre 0.0505 units per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 0.1591 units per square kilometre 0.1525 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Malawi or United States of America?
Malawi, at 0.1591 units per square kilometre against 0.1525 units per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Malawi and United States of America?
0.0066 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States of America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Malawi and United States of America rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 99th and United States of America ranks 102nd 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.