New Zealand vs Sweden: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.038 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sweden
0.0368 units per square kilometre
in 2020
New Zealand rank
142nd
Sweden rank
145th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sweden
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.038 units per square kilometre against 0.0368 units per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0012 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sweden ahead.

New Zealand ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 145th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0463 units per square kilometre 0.1567 units per square kilometre 0.1104 units per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.039 units per square kilometre 0.1969 units per square kilometre 0.158 units per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0339 units per square kilometre 0.1052 units per square kilometre 0.0712 units per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0338 units per square kilometre 0.0556 units per square kilometre 0.0218 units per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.038 units per square kilometre 0.0368 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Sweden?
New Zealand, at 0.038 units per square kilometre against 0.0368 units per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Sweden?
0.0012 units per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 145th 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.