Gambia vs Iran: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Gambia
0.3953 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Iran
0.376 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Gambia rank
53rd
Iran rank
55th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Iran
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.3953 people per square kilometre against 0.376 people per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.0193 people per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iran ahead.

Gambia ranks 53rd and Iran ranks 55th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 0 people per square kilometre 0.1302 people per square kilometre 0.1302 people per square kilometre Iran
1970s 0 people per square kilometre 0.2014 people per square kilometre 0.2014 people per square kilometre Iran
1980s 0.0988 people per square kilometre 0.2258 people per square kilometre 0.127 people per square kilometre Iran
1990s 0.1186 people per square kilometre 0.3103 people per square kilometre 0.1917 people per square kilometre Iran
2000s 0.0988 people per square kilometre 0.3158 people per square kilometre 0.217 people per square kilometre Iran
2010s 0.0988 people per square kilometre 0.3215 people per square kilometre 0.2227 people per square kilometre Iran
2020s 0.3953 people per square kilometre 0.376 people per square kilometre 0.0193 people per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Gambia or Iran?
Gambia, at 0.3953 people per square kilometre against 0.376 people per square kilometre in Iran as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Gambia and Iran?
0.0193 people per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Iran?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Gambia and Iran rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 53rd and Iran ranks 55th 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.