Australia vs Namibia: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0078 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Namibia
0.0121 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Australia rank
164th
Namibia rank
162nd

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0121 people per square kilometre against 0.0078 people per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0043 people per square kilometre.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Australia ranks 164th and Namibia ranks 162nd of 193 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0085 people per square kilometre 0.0087 people per square kilometre 0.0003 people per square kilometre Namibia
2000s 0.0068 people per square kilometre 0.0109 people per square kilometre 0.0041 people per square kilometre Namibia
2010s 0.0074 people per square kilometre 0.0112 people per square kilometre 0.0038 people per square kilometre Namibia
2020s 0.0077 people per square kilometre 0.0121 people per square kilometre 0.0045 people per square kilometre Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Australia or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.0121 people per square kilometre against 0.0078 people per square kilometre in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Australia and Namibia?
0.0043 people per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 164th and Namibia ranks 162nd 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.