Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.382 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sri Lanka
5.12 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
8th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
012345198520022020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 5.12 units per square kilometre against 0.382 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 4.74 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 13.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3161 units per square kilometre 0.3476 units per square kilometre 0.0315 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.3483 units per square kilometre 2.54 units per square kilometre 2.19 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.3859 units per square kilometre 3.51 units per square kilometre 3.13 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.3831 units per square kilometre 4.24 units per square kilometre 3.85 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.382 units per square kilometre 5.12 units per square kilometre 4.74 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 or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 5.12 units per square kilometre against 0.382 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
4.74 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th 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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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.