Bhutan vs Nigeria: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Bhutan
0.1508 people per square kilometre
in 2000
Nigeria
0.157 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Bhutan rank
93rd
Nigeria rank
90th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Bhutan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.157 people per square kilometre against 0.1508 people per square kilometre in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0062 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nigeria ahead.

Bhutan ranks 93rd and Nigeria ranks 90th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0999 people per square kilometre 0.2974 people per square kilometre 0.1975 people per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0878 people per square kilometre 0.1482 people per square kilometre 0.0605 people per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.1483 people per square kilometre 0.0888 people per square kilometre 0.0595 people per square kilometre Bhutan
2000s 0.1508 people per square kilometre 0.0834 people per square kilometre 0.0673 people per square kilometre Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Bhutan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.157 people per square kilometre against 0.1508 people per square kilometre in Bhutan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Bhutan and Nigeria?
0.0062 people per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nigeria?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2000.
How do Bhutan and Nigeria rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Bhutan ranks 93rd and Nigeria ranks 90th 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.