South Korea vs Malta: Military personnel, per square kilometre
South Korea
5.69 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Malta
6.25 people per square kilometre
in 2022
South Korea rank
7th
Malta rank
5th
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 6.25 people per square kilometre against 5.69 people per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.56 people per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 7th and Malta ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.27 people per square kilometre | 4.69 people per square kilometre | 1.58 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1970s | 6.49 people per square kilometre | 12.5 people per square kilometre | 6.01 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 6.32 people per square kilometre | 3.44 people per square kilometre | 2.88 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 7.33 people per square kilometre | 6.25 people per square kilometre | 1.08 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 7.09 people per square kilometre | 6.25 people per square kilometre | 0.8366 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6.64 people per square kilometre | 6.25 people per square kilometre | 0.3921 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 5.84 people per square kilometre | 6.25 people per square kilometre | 0.4132 people per square kilometre | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, South Korea or Malta?
- Malta, at 6.25 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 Malta?
- 0.56 people per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malta?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Malta rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 7th 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.