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
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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About this data
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.