Egypt vs France: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Egypt
0.441 people per square kilometre
in 2022
France
0.3767 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Egypt rank
51st
France rank
54th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Egypt
  • France
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.441 people per square kilometre against 0.3767 people per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0643 people per square kilometre.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times France's.

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

Egypt ranks 51st and France ranks 54th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt France Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2004 people per square kilometre 1.19 people per square kilometre 0.9851 people per square kilometre France
1970s 0.3821 people per square kilometre 1.07 people per square kilometre 0.6892 people per square kilometre France
1980s 0.4492 people per square kilometre 1.05 people per square kilometre 0.6034 people per square kilometre France
1990s 0.4316 people per square kilometre 0.93 people per square kilometre 0.4984 people per square kilometre France
2000s 0.4609 people per square kilometre 0.5041 people per square kilometre 0.0432 people per square kilometre France
2010s 0.447 people per square kilometre 0.4297 people per square kilometre 0.0173 people per square kilometre Egypt
2020s 0.441 people per square kilometre 0.3773 people per square kilometre 0.0637 people per square kilometre Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Egypt or France?
Egypt, at 0.441 people per square kilometre against 0.3767 people per square kilometre in France as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Egypt and France?
0.0643 people per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and France?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Egypt and France rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 51st 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.