Bulgaria vs Romania: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
0.3408 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Romania
0.3129 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
64th
Romania rank
67th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.3408 people per square kilometre against 0.3129 people per square kilometre in Romania, a difference of 0.0279 people per square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 64th and Romania ranks 67th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 1.51 people per square kilometre 1.04 people per square kilometre 0.4746 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 1.64 people per square kilometre 0.9221 people per square kilometre 0.7194 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 1.65 people per square kilometre 0.9789 people per square kilometre 0.668 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 0.7792 people per square kilometre 0.8144 people per square kilometre 0.0352 people per square kilometre Romania
2000s 0.5136 people per square kilometre 0.4459 people per square kilometre 0.0678 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 0.2892 people per square kilometre 0.3095 people per square kilometre 0.0202 people per square kilometre Romania
2020s 0.3408 people per square kilometre 0.3086 people per square kilometre 0.0322 people per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Romania?
Bulgaria, at 0.3408 people per square kilometre against 0.3129 people per square kilometre in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.0279 people per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Romania ranks 67th 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.