Burkina Faso vs Niger: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
0.0256 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Niger
0.0261 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
148th
Niger rank
147th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0261 people per square kilometre against 0.0256 people per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0005 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Niger ranks 147th of 193 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0085 people per square kilometre 0.0018 people per square kilometre 0.0068 people per square kilometre Burkina Faso
1970s 0.0197 people per square kilometre 0.0031 people per square kilometre 0.0167 people per square kilometre Burkina Faso
1980s 0.0303 people per square kilometre 0.0036 people per square kilometre 0.0267 people per square kilometre Burkina Faso
1990s 0.0336 people per square kilometre 0.0041 people per square kilometre 0.0295 people per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2000s 0.038 people per square kilometre 0.0039 people per square kilometre 0.0341 people per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2010s 0.0402 people per square kilometre 0.0039 people per square kilometre 0.0363 people per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2020s 0.0353 people per square kilometre 0.0113 people per square kilometre 0.024 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 Niger?
Niger, at 0.0261 people per square kilometre against 0.0256 people per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Niger?
0.0005 people per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Niger ranks 147th 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.