Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
0.3408 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Malaysia
0.3439 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
64th
Malaysia rank
63rd

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.3439 people per square kilometre against 0.3408 people per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0031 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.51 people per square kilometre 0.115 people per square kilometre 1.4 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 1.64 people per square kilometre 0.2231 people per square kilometre 1.42 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 1.65 people per square kilometre 0.3214 people per square kilometre 1.33 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 0.7792 people per square kilometre 0.3595 people per square kilometre 0.4197 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 0.5136 people per square kilometre 0.3208 people per square kilometre 0.1928 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 0.2892 people per square kilometre 0.333 people per square kilometre 0.0437 people per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.3408 people per square kilometre 0.3439 people per square kilometre 0.0031 people per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.3439 people per square kilometre against 0.3408 people per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
0.0031 people per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 63rd 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.