Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Military personnel, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
0.0256 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Somalia
0.0223 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
148th
Somalia rank
150th
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Somalia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0256 people per square kilometre against 0.0223 people per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0033 people per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Somalia ranks 150th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0085 people per square kilometre | 0.0182 people per square kilometre | 0.0097 people per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0197 people per square kilometre | 0.0545 people per square kilometre | 0.0348 people per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.0303 people per square kilometre | 0.0781 people per square kilometre | 0.0478 people per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0344 people per square kilometre | 0.0332 people per square kilometre | 0.0012 people per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.0365 people per square kilometre | 0.0207 people per square kilometre | 0.0158 people per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.0402 people per square kilometre | 0.0187 people per square kilometre | 0.0216 people per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.0353 people per square kilometre | 0.0255 people per square kilometre | 0.0098 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 Somalia?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.0256 people per square kilometre against 0.0223 people per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 0.0033 people per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Somalia ranks 150th 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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About this data
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.