Canada vs Costa Rica: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Canada
0.0076 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Costa Rica
0 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Canada rank
165th
Costa Rica rank
168th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0076 people per square kilometre against 0 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0076 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 165th and Costa Rica ranks 168th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0127 people per square kilometre 0.0305 people per square kilometre 0.0177 people per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0092 people per square kilometre 0.0607 people per square kilometre 0.0515 people per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0093 people per square kilometre 0.143 people per square kilometre 0.1336 people per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0081 people per square kilometre 0.1684 people per square kilometre 0.1604 people per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0066 people per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre 0.0066 people per square kilometre Canada
2010s 0.0073 people per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre 0.0073 people per square kilometre Canada
2020s 0.0076 people per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre 0.0076 people per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Canada or Costa Rica?
Canada, at 0.0076 people per square kilometre against 0 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Canada and Costa Rica?
0.0076 people per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 165th and Costa Rica ranks 168th 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.