Eritrea vs South Korea: Military personnel, per square kilometre
Eritrea
2.49 people per square kilometre
in 2022
South Korea
5.69 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Eritrea rank
9th
South Korea rank
7th
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- Eritrea
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 5.69 people per square kilometre against 2.49 people per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 3.2 people per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 2.3 times Eritrea's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 7th of 193 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8062 people per square kilometre | 7.29 people per square kilometre | 6.49 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.74 people per square kilometre | 7.09 people per square kilometre | 5.35 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.67 people per square kilometre | 6.64 people per square kilometre | 4.97 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1.94 people per square kilometre | 5.84 people per square kilometre | 3.89 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Eritrea or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 5.69 people per square kilometre against 2.49 people per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Eritrea and South Korea?
- 3.2 people per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Korea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and South Korea rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.