Portugal vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Portugal
0.5677 units per square kilometre
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.6324 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Portugal rank
50th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
47th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.511.5198520022020

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Portugal ranks 50th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 47th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9672 units per square kilometre 1.35 units per square kilometre 0.3803 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 1.02 units per square kilometre 1.05 units per square kilometre 0.0258 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0647 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 50th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.