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

Malaysia
0.4139 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Switzerland
0.5062 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Malaysia rank
62nd
Switzerland rank
60th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Switzerland
0123198520022020

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.5062 units per square kilometre against 0.4139 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0923 units per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Switzerland ahead.

Malaysia ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 60th of 173 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3424 units per square kilometre 0.468 units per square kilometre 0.1256 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.3906 units per square kilometre 0.7285 units per square kilometre 0.3379 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.39 units per square kilometre 0.8027 units per square kilometre 0.4127 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.4088 units per square kilometre 0.5503 units per square kilometre 0.1415 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.4139 units per square kilometre 0.5062 units per square kilometre 0.0923 units per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.5062 units per square kilometre against 0.4139 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Switzerland?
0.0923 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Switzerland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Switzerland rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 60th 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.