Upper middle income vs Viet Nam: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Upper middle income
0.2235 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Viet Nam
1.67 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Upper middle income rank
18th
Viet Nam rank
15th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Upper middle income
  • Viet Nam
01234198520022020

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.67 units per square kilometre against 0.2235 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.45 units per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 7.5 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Upper middle income ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 15th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Upper middle income Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2478 units per square kilometre 3.5 units per square kilometre 3.25 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
1990s 0.237 units per square kilometre 2.26 units per square kilometre 2.02 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2000s 0.238 units per square kilometre 1.63 units per square kilometre 1.39 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2010s 0.225 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2020s 0.2235 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Upper middle income or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.67 units per square kilometre against 0.2235 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Upper middle income and Viet Nam?
1.45 units per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Viet Nam?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Upper middle income and Viet Nam rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Upper middle income ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 15th 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.