India vs Turkey: Military personnel, per square kilometre

India
0.4911 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Turkey
0.4613 people per square kilometre
in 2022
India rank
45th
Turkey rank
48th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Turkey
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.4911 people per square kilometre against 0.4613 people per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.0298 people per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.

India ranks 45th and Turkey ranks 48th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4075 people per square kilometre 0.6331 people per square kilometre 0.2256 people per square kilometre Turkey
1970s 0.5013 people per square kilometre 0.8244 people per square kilometre 0.3231 people per square kilometre Turkey
1980s 0.402 people per square kilometre 1.05 people per square kilometre 0.6434 people per square kilometre Turkey
1990s 0.4265 people per square kilometre 1.01 people per square kilometre 0.5862 people per square kilometre Turkey
2000s 0.4389 people per square kilometre 0.6803 people per square kilometre 0.2414 people per square kilometre Turkey
2010s 0.4558 people per square kilometre 0.6031 people per square kilometre 0.1473 people per square kilometre Turkey
2020s 0.4906 people per square kilometre 0.4613 people per square kilometre 0.0293 people per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, India or Turkey?
India, at 0.4911 people per square kilometre against 0.4613 people per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between India and Turkey?
0.0298 people per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Turkey?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do India and Turkey rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
India ranks 45th and Turkey ranks 48th 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.