Botswana vs Zambia: Military personnel, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0159 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Zambia
0.0202 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Botswana rank
155th
Zambia rank
152nd
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0202 people per square kilometre against 0.0159 people per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0043 people per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 155th and Zambia ranks 152nd of 193 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.0145 people per square kilometre | 0.0145 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.0012 people per square kilometre | 0.0204 people per square kilometre | 0.0192 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0064 people per square kilometre | 0.0221 people per square kilometre | 0.0157 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0127 people per square kilometre | 0.0225 people per square kilometre | 0.0098 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0159 people per square kilometre | 0.0237 people per square kilometre | 0.0078 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0159 people per square kilometre | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | 0.0043 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0159 people per square kilometre | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | 0.0043 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Botswana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0202 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 Zambia?
- 0.0043 people per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 155th and Zambia ranks 152nd 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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About this data
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.