Egypt vs Iraq: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Egypt
0.441 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Iraq
0.4446 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Egypt rank
51st
Iraq rank
50th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Egypt
  • Iraq
0123196119912022

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.4446 people per square kilometre against 0.441 people per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 0.0036 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 51st and Iraq ranks 50th of 193 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2004 people per square kilometre 0.2009 people per square kilometre 0.0006 people per square kilometre Iraq
1970s 0.3821 people per square kilometre 0.4141 people per square kilometre 0.0319 people per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 0.4492 people per square kilometre 1.59 people per square kilometre 1.14 people per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 0.4316 people per square kilometre 1.2 people per square kilometre 0.7674 people per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.4609 people per square kilometre 0.8288 people per square kilometre 0.3679 people per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.447 people per square kilometre 0.4769 people per square kilometre 0.0299 people per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.441 people per square kilometre 0.4446 people per square kilometre 0.0036 people per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Egypt or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.4446 people per square kilometre against 0.441 people per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Egypt and Iraq?
0.0036 people per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 51st 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.