Botswana vs Gabon: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.0159 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Gabon
0.0194 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Botswana rank
155th
Gabon rank
153rd

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.0194 people per square kilometre against 0.0159 people per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0035 people per square kilometre.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 155th and Gabon ranks 153rd of 193 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 0 people per square kilometre 0.0039 people per square kilometre 0.0039 people per square kilometre Gabon
1970s 0.0012 people per square kilometre 0.0105 people per square kilometre 0.0092 people per square kilometre Gabon
1980s 0.0064 people per square kilometre 0.0295 people per square kilometre 0.0231 people per square kilometre Gabon
1990s 0.0127 people per square kilometre 0.0299 people per square kilometre 0.0172 people per square kilometre Gabon
2000s 0.0159 people per square kilometre 0.0194 people per square kilometre 0.0035 people per square kilometre Gabon
2010s 0.0159 people per square kilometre 0.0194 people per square kilometre 0.0035 people per square kilometre Gabon
2020s 0.0159 people per square kilometre 0.0194 people per square kilometre 0.0035 people per square kilometre Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Botswana or Gabon?
Gabon, at 0.0194 people per square kilometre against 0.0159 people per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Botswana and Gabon?
0.0035 people per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 155th and Gabon ranks 153rd 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.