Iran vs Morocco: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Iran
0.376 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Morocco
0.4392 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Iran rank
55th
Morocco rank
52nd

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Iran
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 0.4392 people per square kilometre against 0.376 people per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.0632 people per square kilometre.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 55th and Morocco ranks 52nd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1259 people per square kilometre 0.122 people per square kilometre 0.0039 people per square kilometre Iran
1970s 0.2014 people per square kilometre 0.1698 people per square kilometre 0.0315 people per square kilometre Iran
1980s 0.2258 people per square kilometre 0.3554 people per square kilometre 0.1296 people per square kilometre Morocco
1990s 0.3103 people per square kilometre 0.4369 people per square kilometre 0.1266 people per square kilometre Morocco
2000s 0.3158 people per square kilometre 0.4439 people per square kilometre 0.128 people per square kilometre Morocco
2010s 0.3215 people per square kilometre 0.4392 people per square kilometre 0.1177 people per square kilometre Morocco
2020s 0.376 people per square kilometre 0.4392 people per square kilometre 0.0632 people per square kilometre Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Iran or Morocco?
Morocco, at 0.4392 people per square kilometre against 0.376 people per square kilometre in Iran as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Iran and Morocco?
0.0632 people per square kilometre, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Morocco?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Iran and Morocco rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Iran ranks 55th and Morocco ranks 52nd 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.