Gambia vs Iraq: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Gambia
0.3953 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Iraq
0.4446 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Gambia rank
53rd
Iraq rank
50th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Iraq
0123196119912022

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.4446 people per square kilometre against 0.3953 people per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 0.0493 people per square kilometre.

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

Across all 58 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 53rd and Iraq ranks 50th of 193 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 0 people per square kilometre 0.2058 people per square kilometre 0.2058 people per square kilometre Iraq
1970s 0 people per square kilometre 0.4141 people per square kilometre 0.4141 people per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 0.0988 people per square kilometre 1.59 people per square kilometre 1.49 people per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 0.1186 people per square kilometre 1.2 people per square kilometre 1.08 people per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.0988 people per square kilometre 0.8288 people per square kilometre 0.73 people per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.0988 people per square kilometre 0.4769 people per square kilometre 0.3781 people per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.3953 people per square kilometre 0.4446 people per square kilometre 0.0493 people per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Gambia or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.4446 people per square kilometre against 0.3953 people per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Gambia and Iraq?
0.0493 people per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Iraq?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Gambia and Iraq rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 53rd and Iraq ranks 50th 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.