Australia vs Canada: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0078 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Canada
0.0076 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Australia rank
164th
Canada rank
165th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0078 people per square kilometre against 0.0076 people per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0002 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 164th and Canada ranks 165th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Canada in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0079 people per square kilometre 0.0127 people per square kilometre 0.0049 people per square kilometre Canada
1970s 0.0097 people per square kilometre 0.0092 people per square kilometre 0.0005 people per square kilometre Australia
1980s 0.0093 people per square kilometre 0.0093 people per square kilometre 0.0001 people per square kilometre Canada
1990s 0.0085 people per square kilometre 0.0081 people per square kilometre 0.0004 people per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.0068 people per square kilometre 0.0066 people per square kilometre 0.0002 people per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0074 people per square kilometre 0.0073 people per square kilometre 0.0001 people per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0077 people per square kilometre 0.0076 people per square kilometre 0.0001 people per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 0.0078 people per square kilometre against 0.0076 people per square kilometre in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Australia and Canada?
0.0002 people per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 164th and Canada ranks 165th 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.