China vs Colombia: Military personnel, per square kilometre

China
0.2168 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Colombia
0.2307 people per square kilometre
in 2022
China rank
82nd
Colombia rank
79th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.2307 people per square kilometre against 0.2168 people per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0139 people per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 82nd and Colombia ranks 79th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Colombia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2733 people per square kilometre 0.0466 people per square kilometre 0.2267 people per square kilometre China
1970s 0.4091 people per square kilometre 0.0482 people per square kilometre 0.3609 people per square kilometre China
1980s 0.4398 people per square kilometre 0.0658 people per square kilometre 0.374 people per square kilometre China
1990s 0.3089 people per square kilometre 0.1256 people per square kilometre 0.1833 people per square kilometre China
2000s 0.2444 people per square kilometre 0.1817 people per square kilometre 0.0627 people per square kilometre China
2010s 0.2385 people per square kilometre 0.2601 people per square kilometre 0.0216 people per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.2168 people per square kilometre 0.2419 people per square kilometre 0.0251 people per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, China or Colombia?
Colombia, at 0.2307 people per square kilometre against 0.2168 people per square kilometre in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between China and Colombia?
0.0139 people per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Colombia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do China and Colombia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
China ranks 82nd and Colombia ranks 79th 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.