Nigeria vs Uganda: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Nigeria
0.2448 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Uganda
0.2294 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Nigeria rank
86th
Uganda rank
87th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
0.10.20.30.4198520022020

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2448 units per square kilometre against 0.2294 units per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.0154 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 86th and Uganda ranks 87th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1103 units per square kilometre 0.1501 units per square kilometre 0.0398 units per square kilometre Uganda
1990s 0.1028 units per square kilometre 0.2765 units per square kilometre 0.1737 units per square kilometre Uganda
2000s 0.1702 units per square kilometre 0.2607 units per square kilometre 0.0905 units per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 0.2054 units per square kilometre 0.2318 units per square kilometre 0.0264 units per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 0.2448 units per square kilometre 0.2294 units per square kilometre 0.0154 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Uganda?
Nigeria, at 0.2448 units per square kilometre against 0.2294 units per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Uganda?
0.0154 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 86th and Uganda ranks 87th 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.