Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Ghana
0.0703 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Zimbabwe
0.075 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Ghana rank
122nd
Zimbabwe rank
119th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.075 people per square kilometre against 0.0703 people per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0047 people per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 119th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1362 people per square kilometre 0.0269 people per square kilometre 0.1094 people per square kilometre Ghana
1970s 0.1217 people per square kilometre 0.0439 people per square kilometre 0.0778 people per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 0.0536 people per square kilometre 0.1401 people per square kilometre 0.0865 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 0.0325 people per square kilometre 0.1109 people per square kilometre 0.0784 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 0.04 people per square kilometre 0.0796 people per square kilometre 0.0396 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 0.0686 people per square kilometre 0.075 people per square kilometre 0.0064 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 0.0703 people per square kilometre 0.075 people per square kilometre 0.0046 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.075 people per square kilometre against 0.0703 people per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
0.0047 people per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 119th 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.