Democratic Republic of Congo vs South Africa: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0591 people per square kilometre
in 2022
South Africa
0.061 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
129th
South Africa rank
128th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.061 people per square kilometre against 0.0591 people per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0019 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 128th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0122 people per square kilometre 0.0374 people per square kilometre 0.0252 people per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.022 people per square kilometre 0.0481 people per square kilometre 0.0261 people per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0213 people per square kilometre 0.0731 people per square kilometre 0.0519 people per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0205 people per square kilometre 0.0625 people per square kilometre 0.042 people per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0381 people per square kilometre 0.049 people per square kilometre 0.011 people per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0621 people per square kilometre 0.0525 people per square kilometre 0.0096 people per square kilometre Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.0591 people per square kilometre 0.0613 people per square kilometre 0.0022 people per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Democratic Republic of Congo or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.061 people per square kilometre against 0.0591 people per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?
0.0019 people per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 128th 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.