North Korea vs Malta: Military personnel, per square kilometre
North Korea
10.63 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Malta
6.25 people per square kilometre
in 2022
North Korea rank
2nd
Malta rank
5th
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Malta
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 10.63 people per square kilometre against 6.25 people per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 4.38 people per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.7 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Malta ahead.
North Korea ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.22 people per square kilometre | 4.69 people per square kilometre | 1.47 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 4.24 people per square kilometre | 12.5 people per square kilometre | 8.26 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 6.78 people per square kilometre | 3.44 people per square kilometre | 3.34 people per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 9.22 people per square kilometre | 6.25 people per square kilometre | 2.97 people per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 9.07 people per square kilometre | 6.25 people per square kilometre | 2.82 people per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 9.96 people per square kilometre | 6.25 people per square kilometre | 3.71 people per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 10.63 people per square kilometre | 6.25 people per square kilometre | 4.38 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, North Korea or Malta?
- North Korea, at 10.63 people per square kilometre against 6.25 people per square kilometre in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between North Korea and Malta?
- 4.38 people per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malta?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Malta rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 5th 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.