Cuba vs Iraq: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Cuba
0.4721 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Iraq
0.4446 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Cuba rank
47th
Iraq rank
50th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Cuba
  • Iraq
0123196119912022

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.4721 people per square kilometre against 0.4446 people per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0275 people per square kilometre.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 47th and Iraq ranks 50th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 1.36 people per square kilometre 0.2009 people per square kilometre 1.15 people per square kilometre Cuba
1970s 1.46 people per square kilometre 0.4141 people per square kilometre 1.04 people per square kilometre Cuba
1980s 2.52 people per square kilometre 1.59 people per square kilometre 0.9346 people per square kilometre Cuba
1990s 1.29 people per square kilometre 1.2 people per square kilometre 0.0897 people per square kilometre Cuba
2000s 0.4586 people per square kilometre 0.8288 people per square kilometre 0.3702 people per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.4677 people per square kilometre 0.4769 people per square kilometre 0.0092 people per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.4721 people per square kilometre 0.4446 people per square kilometre 0.0275 people per square kilometre Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Cuba or Iraq?
Cuba, at 0.4721 people per square kilometre against 0.4446 people per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Cuba and Iraq?
0.0275 people per square kilometre, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iraq?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Iraq rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Cuba ranks 47th and Iraq ranks 50th 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.