Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.1533 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Nigeria
0.157 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
91st
Nigeria rank
90th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.157 people per square kilometre against 0.1533 people per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0037 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 90th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1538 people per square kilometre 0.0425 people per square kilometre 0.1114 people per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 0.1622 people per square kilometre 0.2896 people per square kilometre 0.1274 people per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.075 people per square kilometre 0.1482 people per square kilometre 0.0733 people per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.163 people per square kilometre 0.0909 people per square kilometre 0.0721 people per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.1298 people per square kilometre 0.087 people per square kilometre 0.0428 people per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.251 people per square kilometre 0.1022 people per square kilometre 0.1488 people per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.2279 people per square kilometre 0.157 people per square kilometre 0.0709 people per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.157 people per square kilometre against 0.1533 people per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
0.0037 people per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 90th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,818 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel 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.