South Korea vs Lebanon: Military personnel, per square kilometre

South Korea
5.69 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Lebanon
5.87 people per square kilometre
in 2022
South Korea rank
7th
Lebanon rank
6th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 5.87 people per square kilometre against 5.69 people per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.18 people per square kilometre.

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

South Korea ranks 7th and Lebanon ranks 6th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 6.21 people per square kilometre 1.55 people per square kilometre 4.66 people per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 6.49 people per square kilometre 1.79 people per square kilometre 4.71 people per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 6.32 people per square kilometre 2.25 people per square kilometre 4.07 people per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 7.33 people per square kilometre 4.68 people per square kilometre 2.65 people per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 7.09 people per square kilometre 6.65 people per square kilometre 0.4395 people per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 6.64 people per square kilometre 5.84 people per square kilometre 0.8063 people per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 5.84 people per square kilometre 5.87 people per square kilometre 0.0283 people per square kilometre Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, South Korea or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 5.87 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 South Korea and Lebanon?
0.18 people per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lebanon?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do South Korea and Lebanon rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 7th and Lebanon ranks 6th 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.