Iraq vs Turkey: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Iraq
0.4446 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Turkey
0.4613 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Iraq rank
50th
Turkey rank
48th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • Turkey
0123196119912022

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.4613 people per square kilometre against 0.4446 people per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0167 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.

Iraq ranks 50th and Turkey ranks 48th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2009 people per square kilometre 0.6331 people per square kilometre 0.4321 people per square kilometre Turkey
1970s 0.4141 people per square kilometre 0.8244 people per square kilometre 0.4104 people per square kilometre Turkey
1980s 1.59 people per square kilometre 1.05 people per square kilometre 0.5404 people per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 1.2 people per square kilometre 1.01 people per square kilometre 0.1863 people per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.8288 people per square kilometre 0.6803 people per square kilometre 0.1485 people per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.4769 people per square kilometre 0.6031 people per square kilometre 0.1262 people per square kilometre Turkey
2020s 0.4446 people per square kilometre 0.4613 people per square kilometre 0.0167 people per square kilometre Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Iraq or Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.4613 people per square kilometre against 0.4446 people per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Iraq and Turkey?
0.0167 people per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Turkey?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Turkey rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 50th 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.