Portugal vs United Kingdom: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Portugal
0.5677 units per square kilometre
in 2020
United Kingdom
0.6324 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Portugal rank
50th
United Kingdom rank
47th
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.6324 units per square kilometre against 0.5677 units per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0647 units per square kilometre.
That makes United Kingdom'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 United Kingdom ahead.
Portugal ranks 50th and United Kingdom ranks 47th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9672 units per square kilometre | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 0.3803 units per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 1.05 units per square kilometre | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.9958 units per square kilometre | 0.8053 units per square kilometre | 0.1905 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.8005 units per square kilometre | 0.6492 units per square kilometre | 0.1512 units per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.5677 units per square kilometre | 0.6324 units per square kilometre | 0.0648 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, Portugal or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.6324 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 Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 0.0647 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 50th 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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About this data
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.