India vs Switzerland: Military personnel, per square kilometre

India
0.4911 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Switzerland
0.5062 people per square kilometre
in 2022
India rank
45th
Switzerland rank
44th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.5062 people per square kilometre against 0.4911 people per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0151 people per square kilometre.

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

India ranks 45th and Switzerland ranks 44th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4075 people per square kilometre 0.6128 people per square kilometre 0.2053 people per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.5013 people per square kilometre 0.597 people per square kilometre 0.0957 people per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.402 people per square kilometre 0.5717 people per square kilometre 0.1697 people per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.4265 people per square kilometre 0.8703 people per square kilometre 0.4438 people per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.4389 people per square kilometre 0.4681 people per square kilometre 0.0292 people per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.4558 people per square kilometre 0.5669 people per square kilometre 0.1111 people per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.4906 people per square kilometre 0.5146 people per square kilometre 0.024 people per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, India or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.5062 people per square kilometre against 0.4911 people per square kilometre in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between India and Switzerland?
0.0151 people per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Switzerland?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do India and Switzerland rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
India ranks 45th 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.