Israel vs South Korea: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Israel
7.86 people per square kilometre
in 2022
South Korea
5.69 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Israel rank
4th
South Korea rank
7th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Israel
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 7.86 people per square kilometre against 5.69 people per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 2.17 people per square kilometre.

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

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

Israel ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 7th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 3.38 people per square kilometre 6.21 people per square kilometre 2.84 people per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 7.21 people per square kilometre 6.49 people per square kilometre 0.715 people per square kilometre Israel
1980s 9.01 people per square kilometre 6.32 people per square kilometre 2.69 people per square kilometre Israel
1990s 8.46 people per square kilometre 7.33 people per square kilometre 1.12 people per square kilometre Israel
2000s 7.81 people per square kilometre 7.09 people per square kilometre 0.723 people per square kilometre Israel
2010s 8.15 people per square kilometre 6.64 people per square kilometre 1.5 people per square kilometre Israel
2020s 7.86 people per square kilometre 5.84 people per square kilometre 2.02 people per square kilometre Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Israel or South Korea?
Israel, at 7.86 people per square kilometre against 5.69 people per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Israel and South Korea?
2.17 people per square kilometre, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Korea?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Israel and South Korea rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 7th 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.