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

Somalia
0.0223 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Zambia
0.0215 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Somalia rank
154th
Zambia rank
155th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
00.10.20.30.4198520022020

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0223 units per square kilometre against 0.0215 units per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0008 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 154th and Zambia ranks 155th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0874 units per square kilometre 0.0223 units per square kilometre 0.0651 units per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.2649 units per square kilometre 0.0294 units per square kilometre 0.2355 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.0414 units per square kilometre 0.0266 units per square kilometre 0.0149 units per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.0243 units per square kilometre 0.022 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.0223 units per square kilometre 0.0215 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Somalia or Zambia?
Somalia, at 0.0223 units per square kilometre against 0.0215 units per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Somalia and Zambia?
0.0008 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Somalia ranks 154th and Zambia ranks 155th 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.