Austria vs Spain: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Austria
0.2787 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Spain
0.2481 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Austria rank
73rd
Spain rank
74th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Austria
  • Spain
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.2787 people per square kilometre against 0.2481 people per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0306 people per square kilometre.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Austria ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 74th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6544 people per square kilometre 0.7281 people per square kilometre 0.0737 people per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.6083 people per square kilometre 0.7399 people per square kilometre 0.1316 people per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.5599 people per square kilometre 0.6635 people per square kilometre 0.1037 people per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.5853 people per square kilometre 0.4161 people per square kilometre 0.1692 people per square kilometre Austria
2000s 0.4569 people per square kilometre 0.3207 people per square kilometre 0.1362 people per square kilometre Austria
2010s 0.2848 people per square kilometre 0.2607 people per square kilometre 0.0241 people per square kilometre Austria
2020s 0.2787 people per square kilometre 0.2448 people per square kilometre 0.0339 people per square kilometre Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Austria or Spain?
Austria, at 0.2787 people per square kilometre against 0.2481 people per square kilometre in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Austria and Spain?
0.0306 people per square kilometre, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 74th 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.