Costa Rica vs Libya: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Libya
0.004 people per square kilometre
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
168th
Libya rank
167th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.004 people per square kilometre against 0 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.004 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 168th and Libya ranks 167th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0305 people per square kilometre 0.0099 people per square kilometre 0.0206 people per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0607 people per square kilometre 0.0161 people per square kilometre 0.0446 people per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.143 people per square kilometre 0.0435 people per square kilometre 0.0994 people per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.1684 people per square kilometre 0.0454 people per square kilometre 0.123 people per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0 people per square kilometre 0.0432 people per square kilometre 0.0432 people per square kilometre Libya
2010s 0 people per square kilometre 0.0236 people per square kilometre 0.0236 people per square kilometre Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Libya?
Libya, at 0.004 people per square kilometre against 0 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2015.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Libya?
0.004 people per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Libya?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Libya rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 168th and Libya ranks 167th 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.