Eritrea vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel, per square kilometre
Eritrea
2.49 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Sri Lanka
4.12 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Eritrea rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- Eritrea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.12 people per square kilometre against 2.49 people per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 1.63 people per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.7 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Eritrea ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8062 people per square kilometre | 1.73 people per square kilometre | 0.9251 people per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.74 people per square kilometre | 2.16 people per square kilometre | 0.4175 people per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.67 people per square kilometre | 2.94 people per square kilometre | 1.27 people per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.94 people per square kilometre | 4.12 people per square kilometre | 2.18 people per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Eritrea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.12 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 Sri Lanka?
- 1.63 people per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sri Lanka?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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.