Poland vs United Kingdom: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Poland
0.6174 units per square kilometre
in 2020
United Kingdom
0.6324 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Poland rank
48th
United Kingdom rank
47th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Poland
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.6324 units per square kilometre against 0.6174 units per square kilometre in Poland, a difference of 0.015 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Poland ranks 48th and United Kingdom ranks 47th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 1.09 units per square kilometre 1.35 units per square kilometre 0.2554 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.9047 units per square kilometre 1.05 units per square kilometre 0.1443 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.5596 units per square kilometre 0.8053 units per square kilometre 0.2458 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.5504 units per square kilometre 0.6492 units per square kilometre 0.0988 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.6174 units per square kilometre 0.6324 units per square kilometre 0.015 units per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Poland or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.6324 units per square kilometre against 0.6174 units per square kilometre in Poland as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Poland and United Kingdom?
0.015 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Poland and United Kingdom rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Poland ranks 48th and United Kingdom ranks 47th 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.