Somalia vs Tanzania: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Somalia
0.0223 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Tanzania
0.0316 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Somalia rank
154th
Tanzania rank
151st

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Somalia
  • Tanzania
00.10.20.30.4198520022020

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.0316 units per square kilometre against 0.0223 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0093 units per square kilometre.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.4 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 154th and Tanzania ranks 151st of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0874 units per square kilometre 0.0454 units per square kilometre 0.042 units per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.2649 units per square kilometre 0.0412 units per square kilometre 0.2237 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.0414 units per square kilometre 0.036 units per square kilometre 0.0054 units per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.0243 units per square kilometre 0.0319 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre Tanzania
2020s 0.0223 units per square kilometre 0.0316 units per square kilometre 0.0093 units per square kilometre Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Somalia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.0316 units per square kilometre against 0.0223 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Somalia and Tanzania?
0.0093 units per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania?
21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Somalia and Tanzania rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Somalia ranks 154th and Tanzania ranks 151st 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.