Bangladesh vs Rwanda: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
1.25 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Rwanda
1.34 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
18th
Rwanda rank
15th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Rwanda
0123196219922022

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.34 people per square kilometre against 1.25 people per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.09 people per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8009 people per square kilometre 0.1621 people per square kilometre 0.6387 people per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 0.6699 people per square kilometre 0.2067 people per square kilometre 0.4632 people per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 0.8412 people per square kilometre 1.34 people per square kilometre 0.5005 people per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 1.04 people per square kilometre 2.08 people per square kilometre 1.04 people per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 1.21 people per square kilometre 1.34 people per square kilometre 0.1315 people per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 1.25 people per square kilometre 1.34 people per square kilometre 0.0857 people per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 1.34 people per square kilometre against 1.25 people per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Rwanda?
0.09 people per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Rwanda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Rwanda rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 15th 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.