Congo vs New Zealand: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Congo
0.0293 people per square kilometre
in 2022
New Zealand
0.0342 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Congo rank
144th
New Zealand rank
141st

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Congo
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0342 people per square kilometre against 0.0293 people per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0049 people per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

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

Congo ranks 144th and New Zealand ranks 141st of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0081 people per square kilometre 0.0489 people per square kilometre 0.0408 people per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0252 people per square kilometre 0.0505 people per square kilometre 0.0253 people per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0618 people per square kilometre 0.0479 people per square kilometre 0.0139 people per square kilometre Congo
1990s 0.0287 people per square kilometre 0.0395 people per square kilometre 0.0108 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0293 people per square kilometre 0.0342 people per square kilometre 0.0049 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0293 people per square kilometre 0.0353 people per square kilometre 0.006 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0293 people per square kilometre 0.0354 people per square kilometre 0.0062 people per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Congo or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0342 people per square kilometre against 0.0293 people per square kilometre in Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Congo and New Zealand?
0.0049 people per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and New Zealand?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Congo and New Zealand rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 144th and New Zealand ranks 141st 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.