Singapore vs World: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Singapore
82.17 units per square kilometre
in 2020
World
0.2109 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Singapore rank
1st
World rank
3rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Singapore
  • World
0100200300198520022020

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 82.17 units per square kilometre against 0.2109 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 81.96 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 389.7 times World's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 3rd of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore World Difference Ahead
1980s 82.84 units per square kilometre 0.2231 units per square kilometre 82.61 units per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 141.87 units per square kilometre 0.219 units per square kilometre 141.65 units per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 237.22 units per square kilometre 0.2194 units per square kilometre 237 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 174.09 units per square kilometre 0.2137 units per square kilometre 173.88 units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 82.17 units per square kilometre 0.2109 units per square kilometre 81.96 units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Singapore or World?
Singapore, at 82.17 units per square kilometre against 0.2109 units per square kilometre in World as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Singapore and World?
81.96 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Singapore and World rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 3rd 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.