Turkey vs United Kingdom: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Turkey
0.6653 units per square kilometre
in 2020
United Kingdom
0.6324 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Turkey rank
45th
United Kingdom rank
47th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
00.511.5198520022020

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.6653 units per square kilometre against 0.6324 units per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0329 units per square kilometre.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Turkey ranks 45th and United Kingdom ranks 47th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 0.916 units per square kilometre 1.35 units per square kilometre 0.4315 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.9946 units per square kilometre 1.05 units per square kilometre 0.0545 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.8452 units per square kilometre 0.8053 units per square kilometre 0.0399 units per square kilometre Turkey
2010s 0.7308 units per square kilometre 0.6492 units per square kilometre 0.0815 units per square kilometre Turkey
2020s 0.6653 units per square kilometre 0.6324 units per square kilometre 0.0328 units per square kilometre Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Turkey or United Kingdom?
Turkey, at 0.6653 units per square kilometre against 0.6324 units per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Turkey and United Kingdom?
0.0329 units per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United Kingdom?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Turkey and United Kingdom rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Turkey ranks 45th and United Kingdom ranks 47th 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.