Brazil vs Sweden: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Brazil
0.0439 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Sweden
0.0368 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Brazil rank
134th
Sweden rank
137th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0439 people per square kilometre against 0.0368 people per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0071 people per square kilometre.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Brazil ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 137th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0354 people per square kilometre 0.18 people per square kilometre 0.1447 people per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 0.0511 people per square kilometre 0.1772 people per square kilometre 0.1262 people per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 0.0536 people per square kilometre 0.1657 people per square kilometre 0.1121 people per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.0354 people per square kilometre 0.1559 people per square kilometre 0.1205 people per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0361 people per square kilometre 0.0741 people per square kilometre 0.038 people per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.039 people per square kilometre 0.0552 people per square kilometre 0.0163 people per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.0439 people per square kilometre 0.0368 people per square kilometre 0.0071 people per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Brazil or Sweden?
Brazil, at 0.0439 people per square kilometre against 0.0368 people per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Brazil and Sweden?
0.0071 people per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 137th 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.