Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Barbados
2.33 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Sri Lanka
4.12 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Barbados rank
10th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 4.12 people per square kilometre against 2.33 people per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 1.79 people per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.8 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Barbados ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0 people per square kilometre 0.1595 people per square kilometre 0.1595 people per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.4651 people per square kilometre 0.2504 people per square kilometre 0.2148 people per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 1.86 people per square kilometre 0.3141 people per square kilometre 1.55 people per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 0 people per square kilometre 1.6 people per square kilometre 1.6 people per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 2.33 people per square kilometre 2.16 people per square kilometre 0.168 people per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 2.33 people per square kilometre 2.94 people per square kilometre 0.6113 people per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 2.33 people per square kilometre 4.12 people per square kilometre 1.8 people per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 4.12 people per square kilometre against 2.33 people per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
1.79 people per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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.