Malta vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Malta
6.25 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.4167 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Malta rank
6th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
6th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0246198520022020

How they compare

Malta currently reports 6.25 units per square kilometre against 0.4167 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 5.83 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 15.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 4.38 units per square kilometre 0.3635 units per square kilometre 4.01 units per square kilometre Malta
1990s 6.14 units per square kilometre 0.3876 units per square kilometre 5.75 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 6.41 units per square kilometre 0.4292 units per square kilometre 5.98 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 6.45 units per square kilometre 0.4218 units per square kilometre 6.03 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 6.25 units per square kilometre 0.4167 units per square kilometre 5.83 units per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Malta or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Malta, at 6.25 units per square kilometre against 0.4167 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
5.83 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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.