Hungary vs Poland: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Hungary
0.3506 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Poland
0.3724 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Hungary rank
60th
Poland rank
58th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Hungary
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.3724 people per square kilometre against 0.3506 people per square kilometre in Hungary, a difference of 0.0218 people per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 60th and Poland ranks 58th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.61 people per square kilometre 0.9983 people per square kilometre 0.615 people per square kilometre Hungary
1970s 1.45 people per square kilometre 1.2 people per square kilometre 0.2539 people per square kilometre Hungary
1980s 1.3 people per square kilometre 1.37 people per square kilometre 0.0723 people per square kilometre Poland
1990s 0.7101 people per square kilometre 0.8276 people per square kilometre 0.1176 people per square kilometre Poland
2000s 0.368 people per square kilometre 0.5145 people per square kilometre 0.1466 people per square kilometre Poland
2010s 0.3001 people per square kilometre 0.3315 people per square kilometre 0.0314 people per square kilometre Poland
2020s 0.3433 people per square kilometre 0.3833 people per square kilometre 0.04 people per square kilometre Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Hungary or Poland?
Poland, at 0.3724 people per square kilometre against 0.3506 people per square kilometre in Hungary as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Hungary and Poland?
0.0218 people per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Poland?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Hungary and Poland rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Hungary ranks 60th and Poland ranks 58th 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.