Italy vs United Kingdom: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Italy
0.5444 people per square kilometre
in 2022
United Kingdom
0.62 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Italy rank
41st
United Kingdom rank
38th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.62 people per square kilometre against 0.5444 people per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0756 people per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Italy ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 1.6 people per square kilometre 1.8 people per square kilometre 0.1958 people per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 1.64 people per square kilometre 1.46 people per square kilometre 0.1869 people per square kilometre Italy
1980s 1.73 people per square kilometre 1.37 people per square kilometre 0.3581 people per square kilometre Italy
1990s 1.5 people per square kilometre 1.05 people per square kilometre 0.4473 people per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.7257 people per square kilometre 0.8308 people per square kilometre 0.1051 people per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.6398 people per square kilometre 0.6721 people per square kilometre 0.0323 people per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.5512 people per square kilometre 0.6214 people per square kilometre 0.0702 people per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Italy or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.62 people per square kilometre against 0.5444 people per square kilometre in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Italy and United Kingdom?
0.0756 people per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 38th 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.