Denmark vs France: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Denmark
0.375 people per square kilometre
in 2022
France
0.3767 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Denmark rank
56th
France rank
54th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Denmark
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.3767 people per square kilometre against 0.375 people per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0.0017 people per square kilometre.

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

Denmark ranks 56th and France ranks 54th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and France in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark France Difference Ahead
1960s 1.17 people per square kilometre 1.19 people per square kilometre 0.0132 people per square kilometre France
1970s 0.93 people per square kilometre 1.07 people per square kilometre 0.1413 people per square kilometre France
1980s 0.7625 people per square kilometre 1.05 people per square kilometre 0.2901 people per square kilometre France
1990s 0.7 people per square kilometre 0.93 people per square kilometre 0.23 people per square kilometre France
2000s 0.5875 people per square kilometre 0.5041 people per square kilometre 0.0834 people per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.45 people per square kilometre 0.4297 people per square kilometre 0.0203 people per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 0.375 people per square kilometre 0.3773 people per square kilometre 0.0023 people per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Denmark or France?
France, at 0.3767 people per square kilometre against 0.375 people per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Denmark and France?
0.0017 people per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Denmark and France rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 56th and France ranks 54th 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.