Algeria vs South Africa: Military personnel, per square kilometre
Algeria
0.0584 people per square kilometre
in 2022
South Africa
0.061 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Algeria rank
130th
South Africa rank
128th
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- Algeria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.061 people per square kilometre against 0.0584 people per square kilometre in Algeria, a difference of 0.0026 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was South Africa ahead.
Algeria ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 128th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0286 people per square kilometre | 0.0396 people per square kilometre | 0.011 people per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0338 people per square kilometre | 0.0481 people per square kilometre | 0.0144 people per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0585 people per square kilometre | 0.0731 people per square kilometre | 0.0146 people per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0518 people per square kilometre | 0.0625 people per square kilometre | 0.0107 people per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0567 people per square kilometre | 0.049 people per square kilometre | 0.0077 people per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 2010s | 0.056 people per square kilometre | 0.0525 people per square kilometre | 0.0035 people per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.0571 people per square kilometre | 0.0613 people per square kilometre | 0.0042 people per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Algeria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.061 people per square kilometre against 0.0584 people per square kilometre in Algeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Algeria and South Africa?
- 0.0026 people per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
- How do Algeria and South Africa rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 128th 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.