Gabon vs Somalia: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Gabon
0.0194 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Somalia
0.0223 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Gabon rank
153rd
Somalia rank
150th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Gabon
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0223 people per square kilometre against 0.0194 people per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 0.0029 people per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Gabon ranks 153rd and Somalia ranks 150th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.003 people per square kilometre 0.0182 people per square kilometre 0.0152 people per square kilometre Somalia
1970s 0.0105 people per square kilometre 0.0545 people per square kilometre 0.044 people per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 0.0295 people per square kilometre 0.0781 people per square kilometre 0.0486 people per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.031 people per square kilometre 0.0332 people per square kilometre 0.0021 people per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.0194 people per square kilometre 0.0207 people per square kilometre 0.0013 people per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.0194 people per square kilometre 0.0187 people per square kilometre 0.0008 people per square kilometre Gabon
2020s 0.0194 people per square kilometre 0.0255 people per square kilometre 0.0061 people per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Gabon or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0223 people per square kilometre against 0.0194 people per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Gabon and Somalia?
0.0029 people per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Somalia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Gabon and Somalia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Gabon ranks 153rd and Somalia ranks 150th 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

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.