Malaysia vs Spain: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Malaysia
0.4139 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Spain
0.3984 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Malaysia rank
62nd
Spain rank
65th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Spain
00.20.40.6198520022020

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.4139 units per square kilometre against 0.3984 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0155 units per square kilometre.

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

Malaysia ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 65th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3424 units per square kilometre 0.5977 units per square kilometre 0.2553 units per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.3906 units per square kilometre 0.4992 units per square kilometre 0.1086 units per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.39 units per square kilometre 0.4532 units per square kilometre 0.0631 units per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.4088 units per square kilometre 0.4117 units per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.4139 units per square kilometre 0.3984 units per square kilometre 0.0156 units per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Spain?
Malaysia, at 0.4139 units per square kilometre against 0.3984 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Spain?
0.0155 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 65th 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.