North America vs Thailand: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

North America
0.081 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Thailand
0.8906 units per square kilometre
in 2020
North America rank
36th
Thailand rank
36th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • North America
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.8906 units per square kilometre against 0.081 units per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.8096 units per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 11.0 times North America's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 36th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1259 units per square kilometre 0.5073 units per square kilometre 0.3814 units per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 0.1018 units per square kilometre 0.6536 units per square kilometre 0.5518 units per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 0.0864 units per square kilometre 0.8208 units per square kilometre 0.7344 units per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 0.0823 units per square kilometre 0.8864 units per square kilometre 0.8042 units per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 0.081 units per square kilometre 0.8906 units per square kilometre 0.8096 units per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, North America or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.8906 units per square kilometre against 0.081 units per square kilometre in North America as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between North America and Thailand?
0.8096 units per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Thailand?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do North America and Thailand rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
North America ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 36th 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.