Burundi vs El Salvador: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Burundi
1.17 people per square kilometre
in 2022
El Salvador
1.21 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Burundi rank
22nd
El Salvador rank
19th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • El Salvador
0123196119912022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.21 people per square kilometre against 1.17 people per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 0.04 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was El Salvador ahead.

Burundi ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 19th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 0.073 people per square kilometre 0.1978 people per square kilometre 0.1248 people per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 0.2064 people per square kilometre 0.3993 people per square kilometre 0.1929 people per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 0.3388 people per square kilometre 1.83 people per square kilometre 1.49 people per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 0.8723 people per square kilometre 1.6 people per square kilometre 0.73 people per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 1.65 people per square kilometre 0.7867 people per square kilometre 0.8644 people per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 0.8567 people per square kilometre 0.9315 people per square kilometre 0.0748 people per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 1.17 people per square kilometre 1.21 people per square kilometre 0.0383 people per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Burundi or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 1.21 people per square kilometre against 1.17 people per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Burundi and El Salvador?
0.04 people per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and El Salvador?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
How do Burundi and El Salvador rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 19th 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.