North Korea vs Singapore: Military personnel, per square kilometre
North Korea
10.63 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Singapore
71.03 people per square kilometre
in 2022
North Korea rank
2nd
Singapore rank
1st
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 71.03 people per square kilometre against 10.63 people per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 60.4 people per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 6.7 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.26 people per square kilometre | 9.85 people per square kilometre | 6.59 people per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1970s | 4.24 people per square kilometre | 47.16 people per square kilometre | 42.93 people per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1980s | 6.78 people per square kilometre | 81.64 people per square kilometre | 74.86 people per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 9.22 people per square kilometre | 83.73 people per square kilometre | 74.51 people per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 9.07 people per square kilometre | 100.2 people per square kilometre | 91.13 people per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 9.96 people per square kilometre | 102.99 people per square kilometre | 93.03 people per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 10.63 people per square kilometre | 71.03 people per square kilometre | 60.4 people per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, North Korea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 71.03 people per square kilometre against 10.63 people per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between North Korea and Singapore?
- 60.4 people per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Singapore?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Singapore rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st 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.