Israel vs North Korea: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Israel
7.86 people per square kilometre
in 2022
North Korea
10.63 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Israel rank
4th
North Korea rank
2nd

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Israel
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 10.63 people per square kilometre against 7.86 people per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 2.77 people per square kilometre.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.4 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.

Israel ranks 4th and North Korea ranks 2nd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 3.38 people per square kilometre 3.18 people per square kilometre 0.1968 people per square kilometre Israel
1970s 7.21 people per square kilometre 4.24 people per square kilometre 2.97 people per square kilometre Israel
1980s 9.01 people per square kilometre 6.78 people per square kilometre 2.23 people per square kilometre Israel
1990s 8.46 people per square kilometre 9.22 people per square kilometre 0.7619 people per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 7.81 people per square kilometre 9.07 people per square kilometre 1.26 people per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 8.15 people per square kilometre 9.96 people per square kilometre 1.82 people per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 7.86 people per square kilometre 10.63 people per square kilometre 2.77 people per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Israel or North Korea?
North Korea, at 10.63 people per square kilometre against 7.86 people per square kilometre in Israel as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Israel and North Korea?
2.77 people per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and North Korea?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Israel and North Korea rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 4th and North Korea ranks 2nd 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.