Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.12 units per square kilometre against 0.4167 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 4.7 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 12.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 43 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3635 units per square kilometre | 0.3476 units per square kilometre | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.3876 units per square kilometre | 2.54 units per square kilometre | 2.15 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.4292 units per square kilometre | 3.51 units per square kilometre | 3.08 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.4218 units per square kilometre | 4.24 units per square kilometre | 3.82 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.4167 units per square kilometre | 5.12 units per square kilometre | 4.71 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.12 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 4.7 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 43 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.