Germany vs Switzerland: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Germany
0.5238 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Switzerland
0.5062 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Germany rank
43rd
Switzerland rank
44th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Germany
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.5238 people per square kilometre against 0.5062 people per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0176 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 44th of 193 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.12 people per square kilometre 0.8703 people per square kilometre 0.2452 people per square kilometre Germany
2000s 0.7739 people per square kilometre 0.4681 people per square kilometre 0.3057 people per square kilometre Germany
2010s 0.5823 people per square kilometre 0.5669 people per square kilometre 0.0154 people per square kilometre Germany
2020s 0.5219 people per square kilometre 0.5146 people per square kilometre 0.0072 people per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Germany or Switzerland?
Germany, at 0.5238 people per square kilometre against 0.5062 people per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Germany and Switzerland?
0.0176 people per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 44th 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.