Chile vs Nicaragua: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Chile
0.0929 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Nicaragua
0.0997 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Chile rank
112th
Nicaragua rank
111th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Chile
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0997 people per square kilometre against 0.0929 people per square kilometre in Chile, a difference of 0.0068 people per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 112th and Nicaragua ranks 111th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0921 people per square kilometre 0.0471 people per square kilometre 0.045 people per square kilometre Chile
1970s 0.1256 people per square kilometre 0.0482 people per square kilometre 0.0774 people per square kilometre Chile
1980s 0.1568 people per square kilometre 0.4861 people per square kilometre 0.3293 people per square kilometre Nicaragua
1990s 0.1298 people per square kilometre 0.133 people per square kilometre 0.0032 people per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 0.1033 people per square kilometre 0.118 people per square kilometre 0.0147 people per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 0.0867 people per square kilometre 0.0997 people per square kilometre 0.013 people per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 0.0965 people per square kilometre 0.0997 people per square kilometre 0.0032 people per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Chile or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.0997 people per square kilometre against 0.0929 people per square kilometre in Chile as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Chile and Nicaragua?
0.0068 people per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Nicaragua?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Chile and Nicaragua rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 112th and Nicaragua ranks 111th 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.