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
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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About this data
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.