Australia vs Suriname: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0078 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Suriname
0.0125 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Australia rank
164th
Suriname rank
161st

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0125 people per square kilometre against 0.0078 people per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0047 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 161st of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0091 people per square kilometre 0.0062 people per square kilometre 0.0029 people per square kilometre Australia
1980s 0.0093 people per square kilometre 0.0156 people per square kilometre 0.0063 people per square kilometre Suriname
1990s 0.0085 people per square kilometre 0.015 people per square kilometre 0.0065 people per square kilometre Suriname
2000s 0.0068 people per square kilometre 0.0125 people per square kilometre 0.0056 people per square kilometre Suriname
2010s 0.0074 people per square kilometre 0.0125 people per square kilometre 0.005 people per square kilometre Suriname
2020s 0.0077 people per square kilometre 0.0125 people per square kilometre 0.0048 people per square kilometre Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Australia or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0125 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 Suriname?
0.0047 people per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Suriname?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Australia and Suriname rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 161st 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.