Denmark vs Poland: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Denmark
0.375 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Poland
0.3724 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Denmark rank
56th
Poland rank
58th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Denmark
  • Poland
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.375 people per square kilometre against 0.3724 people per square kilometre in Poland, a difference of 0.0026 people per square kilometre.

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

Denmark ranks 56th and Poland ranks 58th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.17 people per square kilometre 0.9983 people per square kilometre 0.1739 people per square kilometre Denmark
1970s 0.93 people per square kilometre 1.2 people per square kilometre 0.2656 people per square kilometre Poland
1980s 0.7625 people per square kilometre 1.37 people per square kilometre 0.6104 people per square kilometre Poland
1990s 0.7 people per square kilometre 0.8276 people per square kilometre 0.1276 people per square kilometre Poland
2000s 0.5875 people per square kilometre 0.5145 people per square kilometre 0.073 people per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.45 people per square kilometre 0.3315 people per square kilometre 0.1185 people per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 0.375 people per square kilometre 0.3833 people per square kilometre 0.0083 people per square kilometre Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Denmark or Poland?
Denmark, at 0.375 people per square kilometre against 0.3724 people per square kilometre in Poland as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Denmark and Poland?
0.0026 people per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 56th and Poland ranks 58th 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.