Cyprus vs El Salvador: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Cyprus
1.3 people per square kilometre
in 2022
El Salvador
1.21 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Cyprus rank
17th
El Salvador rank
19th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Cyprus
  • El Salvador
0123196119912022

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 1.3 people per square kilometre against 1.21 people per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.09 people per square kilometre.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

Cyprus ranks 17th and El Salvador ranks 19th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 1.07 people per square kilometre 0.2078 people per square kilometre 0.8624 people per square kilometre Cyprus
1970s 1.42 people per square kilometre 0.3993 people per square kilometre 1.02 people per square kilometre Cyprus
1980s 1.46 people per square kilometre 1.83 people per square kilometre 0.3681 people per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 1.15 people per square kilometre 1.6 people per square kilometre 0.4551 people per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 1.08 people per square kilometre 0.7867 people per square kilometre 0.2956 people per square kilometre Cyprus
2010s 1.32 people per square kilometre 0.9315 people per square kilometre 0.3889 people per square kilometre Cyprus
2020s 1.41 people per square kilometre 1.21 people per square kilometre 0.2004 people per square kilometre Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Cyprus or El Salvador?
Cyprus, at 1.3 people per square kilometre against 1.21 people per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Cyprus and El Salvador?
0.09 people per square kilometre, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and El Salvador?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Cyprus and El Salvador rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Cyprus ranks 17th and El Salvador ranks 19th 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.