Small states vs United Arab Emirates: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Small states
0.1064 units per square kilometre
in 2020
United Arab Emirates
0.8871 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Small states rank
34th
United Arab Emirates rank
37th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Small states
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.8871 units per square kilometre against 0.1064 units per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 0.7807 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 8.3 times Small states's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Small states ranks 34th and United Arab Emirates ranks 37th of 43 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1011 units per square kilometre 0.9105 units per square kilometre 0.8095 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.1038 units per square kilometre 0.7709 units per square kilometre 0.6671 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.1063 units per square kilometre 0.8364 units per square kilometre 0.7301 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.1064 units per square kilometre 0.8871 units per square kilometre 0.7807 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Small states or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.8871 units per square kilometre against 0.1064 units per square kilometre in Small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Small states and United Arab Emirates?
0.7807 units per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United Arab Emirates?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Small states and United Arab Emirates rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Small states ranks 34th and United Arab Emirates ranks 37th of 43 groups.
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.