China vs Indonesia: Military personnel, per square kilometre

China
0.2168 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Indonesia
0.2092 people per square kilometre
in 2022
China rank
82nd
Indonesia rank
84th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.2168 people per square kilometre against 0.2092 people per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0076 people per square kilometre.

Across all 62 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 82nd and Indonesia ranks 84th of 193 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2733 people per square kilometre 0.1994 people per square kilometre 0.0739 people per square kilometre China
1970s 0.4091 people per square kilometre 0.1617 people per square kilometre 0.2474 people per square kilometre China
1980s 0.4398 people per square kilometre 0.1524 people per square kilometre 0.2875 people per square kilometre China
1990s 0.3089 people per square kilometre 0.1552 people per square kilometre 0.1537 people per square kilometre China
2000s 0.2444 people per square kilometre 0.1601 people per square kilometre 0.0844 people per square kilometre China
2010s 0.2385 people per square kilometre 0.1959 people per square kilometre 0.0426 people per square kilometre China
2020s 0.2168 people per square kilometre 0.2098 people per square kilometre 0.007 people per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, China or Indonesia?
China, at 0.2168 people per square kilometre against 0.2092 people per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between China and Indonesia?
0.0076 people per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
China ranks 82nd and Indonesia ranks 84th 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.