Finland vs South Africa: Military personnel, per square kilometre
Finland
0.0625 people per square kilometre
in 2022
South Africa
0.061 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Finland rank
127th
South Africa rank
128th
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- Finland
- South Africa
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.0625 people per square kilometre against 0.061 people per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0015 people per square kilometre.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 127th and South Africa ranks 128th of 193 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.135 people per square kilometre | 0.0374 people per square kilometre | 0.0976 people per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.1287 people per square kilometre | 0.0481 people per square kilometre | 0.0806 people per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.1251 people per square kilometre | 0.0731 people per square kilometre | 0.052 people per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.1097 people per square kilometre | 0.0625 people per square kilometre | 0.0472 people per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0966 people per square kilometre | 0.049 people per square kilometre | 0.0475 people per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | 0.0525 people per square kilometre | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.0658 people per square kilometre | 0.0613 people per square kilometre | 0.0045 people per square kilometre | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Finland or South Africa?
- Finland, at 0.0625 people per square kilometre against 0.061 people per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Finland and South Africa?
- 0.0015 people per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Africa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Finland and South Africa rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 127th and South Africa ranks 128th 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.