Malta vs World: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Malta
6.25 units per square kilometre
in 2020
World
0.2109 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Malta rank
6th
World rank
3rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • World
0246198520022020

How they compare

Malta currently reports 6.25 units per square kilometre against 0.2109 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 6.04 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 29.6 times World's.

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

Malta ranks 6th and World ranks 3rd of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta World Difference Ahead
1980s 4.38 units per square kilometre 0.2231 units per square kilometre 4.15 units per square kilometre Malta
1990s 6.14 units per square kilometre 0.219 units per square kilometre 5.92 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 6.41 units per square kilometre 0.2194 units per square kilometre 6.19 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 6.45 units per square kilometre 0.2137 units per square kilometre 6.24 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 6.25 units per square kilometre 0.2109 units per square kilometre 6.04 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 World?
Malta, at 6.25 units per square kilometre against 0.2109 units per square kilometre in World as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Malta and World?
6.04 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and World?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Malta and World rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 6th and World ranks 3rd 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.