Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
0.0256 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Liberia
0.0208 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
148th
Liberia rank
151st

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0256 people per square kilometre against 0.0208 people per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 0.0048 people per square kilometre.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Liberia ranks 151st of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0085 people per square kilometre 0.0404 people per square kilometre 0.0318 people per square kilometre Liberia
1970s 0.0197 people per square kilometre 0.0602 people per square kilometre 0.0405 people per square kilometre Liberia
1980s 0.0303 people per square kilometre 0.0623 people per square kilometre 0.032 people per square kilometre Liberia
1990s 0.0344 people per square kilometre 0.0457 people per square kilometre 0.0113 people per square kilometre Liberia
2000s 0.038 people per square kilometre 0.1152 people per square kilometre 0.0772 people per square kilometre Liberia
2010s 0.0402 people per square kilometre 0.0208 people per square kilometre 0.0194 people per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2020s 0.0353 people per square kilometre 0.0208 people per square kilometre 0.0146 people per square kilometre Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
Burkina Faso, at 0.0256 people per square kilometre against 0.0208 people per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
0.0048 people per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Liberia ranks 151st 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.