Eritrea vs Vietnam: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Eritrea
2.49 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Vietnam
1.54 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Eritrea rank
9th
Vietnam rank
11th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Eritrea
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 2.49 people per square kilometre against 1.54 people per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 0.95 people per square kilometre.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.6 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Vietnam ahead.

Eritrea ranks 9th and Vietnam ranks 11th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8062 people per square kilometre 2.03 people per square kilometre 1.23 people per square kilometre Vietnam
2000s 1.74 people per square kilometre 1.52 people per square kilometre 0.2241 people per square kilometre Eritrea
2010s 1.67 people per square kilometre 1.52 people per square kilometre 0.1474 people per square kilometre Eritrea
2020s 1.94 people per square kilometre 1.54 people per square kilometre 0.4048 people per square kilometre Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Eritrea or Vietnam?
Eritrea, at 2.49 people per square kilometre against 1.54 people per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Eritrea and Vietnam?
0.95 people per square kilometre, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Vietnam?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Vietnam rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 9th and Vietnam ranks 11th 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.