Kenya vs Sweden: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Kenya
0.0413 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Sweden
0.0368 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Kenya rank
135th
Sweden rank
137th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0413 people per square kilometre against 0.0368 people per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0045 people per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sweden ahead.

Kenya ranks 135th and Sweden ranks 137th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0206 people per square kilometre 0.1754 people per square kilometre 0.1548 people per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 0.0167 people per square kilometre 0.1772 people per square kilometre 0.1606 people per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 0.0327 people per square kilometre 0.1657 people per square kilometre 0.133 people per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.0402 people per square kilometre 0.1559 people per square kilometre 0.1157 people per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0418 people per square kilometre 0.0741 people per square kilometre 0.0323 people per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.042 people per square kilometre 0.0552 people per square kilometre 0.0133 people per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.0413 people per square kilometre 0.0368 people per square kilometre 0.0045 people per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Kenya or Sweden?
Kenya, at 0.0413 people per square kilometre against 0.0368 people per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Kenya and Sweden?
0.0045 people per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sweden?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Sweden rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 135th and Sweden ranks 137th 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.