Namibia vs Zambia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Namibia
0.0194 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Zambia
0.0215 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Namibia rank
158th
Zambia rank
155th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Namibia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0215 units per square kilometre against 0.0194 units per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.0021 units per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 158th and Zambia ranks 155th of 173 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0098 units per square kilometre 0.0268 units per square kilometre 0.017 units per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.0175 units per square kilometre 0.0249 units per square kilometre 0.0074 units per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 0.0188 units per square kilometre 0.022 units per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 0.0194 units per square kilometre 0.0215 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Namibia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0215 units per square kilometre against 0.0194 units per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Namibia and Zambia?
0.0021 units per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Namibia ranks 158th and Zambia ranks 155th 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.