Saudi Arabia vs Sierra Leone: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Saudi Arabia
0.1312 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sierra Leone
0.1247 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Saudi Arabia rank
110th
Sierra Leone rank
113th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.1312 units per square kilometre against 0.1247 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0065 units per square kilometre.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 110th and Sierra Leone ranks 113th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0336 units per square kilometre 0.0492 units per square kilometre 0.0156 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0807 units per square kilometre 0.1045 units per square kilometre 0.0238 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 0.1051 units per square kilometre 0.1459 units per square kilometre 0.0408 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1167 units per square kilometre 0.1302 units per square kilometre 0.0135 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1312 units per square kilometre 0.1247 units per square kilometre 0.0065 units per square kilometre Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or Sierra Leone?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.1312 units per square kilometre against 0.1247 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and Sierra Leone?
0.0065 units per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sierra Leone?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sierra Leone rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Saudi Arabia ranks 110th and Sierra Leone ranks 113th 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.