Guatemala vs Nigeria: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Guatemala
0.168 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Nigeria
0.157 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Guatemala rank
87th
Nigeria rank
90th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Guatemala
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.168 people per square kilometre against 0.157 people per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.011 people per square kilometre.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 87th and Nigeria ranks 90th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0861 people per square kilometre 0.0425 people per square kilometre 0.0436 people per square kilometre Guatemala
1970s 0.1325 people per square kilometre 0.2896 people per square kilometre 0.1571 people per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.3481 people per square kilometre 0.1482 people per square kilometre 0.1999 people per square kilometre Guatemala
1990s 0.3453 people per square kilometre 0.0888 people per square kilometre 0.2565 people per square kilometre Guatemala
2000s 0.2426 people per square kilometre 0.0868 people per square kilometre 0.1558 people per square kilometre Guatemala
2010s 0.1568 people per square kilometre 0.1022 people per square kilometre 0.0546 people per square kilometre Guatemala
2020s 0.168 people per square kilometre 0.157 people per square kilometre 0.011 people per square kilometre Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Guatemala or Nigeria?
Guatemala, at 0.168 people per square kilometre against 0.157 people per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Guatemala and Nigeria?
0.011 people per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nigeria?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Guatemala and Nigeria rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Guatemala ranks 87th and Nigeria ranks 90th 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.