South Africa vs Yemen: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
South Africa
0.0734 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Yemen
0.0758 units per square kilometre
in 2020
South Africa rank
130th
Yemen rank
129th
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.0758 units per square kilometre against 0.0734 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0024 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Yemen ahead.
South Africa ranks 130th and Yemen ranks 129th of 173 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0851 units per square kilometre | 0.1194 units per square kilometre | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.1197 units per square kilometre | 0.1991 units per square kilometre | 0.0794 units per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.0552 units per square kilometre | 0.2575 units per square kilometre | 0.2023 units per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.1348 units per square kilometre | 0.0689 units per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.0734 units per square kilometre | 0.0758 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, South Africa or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.0758 units per square kilometre against 0.0734 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between South Africa and Yemen?
- 0.0024 units per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do South Africa and Yemen rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 130th and Yemen ranks 129th 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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About this data
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.