Netherlands vs OECD members: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Netherlands
1.22 units per square kilometre
in 2020
OECD members
0.1651 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Netherlands rank
25th
OECD members rank
25th
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- Netherlands
- OECD members
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.22 units per square kilometre against 0.1651 units per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 1.05 units per square kilometre.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 7.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 25th and OECD members ranks 25th of 173 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.13 units per square kilometre | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | 2.91 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.33 units per square kilometre | 0.2084 units per square kilometre | 2.12 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.53 units per square kilometre | 0.1826 units per square kilometre | 1.35 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.25 units per square kilometre | 0.1714 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | 1.05 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Netherlands or OECD members?
- Netherlands, at 1.22 units per square kilometre against 0.1651 units per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Netherlands and OECD members?
- 1.05 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and OECD members?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and OECD members rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Netherlands ranks 25th and OECD members ranks 25th 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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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.