Poland vs Portugal: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Poland
0.6174 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Portugal
0.5677 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Poland rank
48th
Portugal rank
50th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Poland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.6174 units per square kilometre against 0.5677 units per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0497 units per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 50th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 1.09 units per square kilometre 0.9672 units per square kilometre 0.1249 units per square kilometre Poland
1990s 0.9047 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre 0.1185 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.5596 units per square kilometre 0.9958 units per square kilometre 0.4362 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.5504 units per square kilometre 0.8005 units per square kilometre 0.2501 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.6174 units per square kilometre 0.5677 units per square kilometre 0.0497 units per square kilometre Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Poland or Portugal?
Poland, at 0.6174 units per square kilometre against 0.5677 units per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Poland and Portugal?
0.0497 units per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Poland ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 50th 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.