South Korea vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel, per square kilometre

South Korea
5.69 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Sri Lanka
4.12 people per square kilometre
in 2022
South Korea rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 5.69 people per square kilometre against 4.12 people per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.57 people per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 193 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 6.21 people per square kilometre 0.1577 people per square kilometre 6.06 people per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 6.49 people per square kilometre 0.2504 people per square kilometre 6.24 people per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 6.32 people per square kilometre 0.3141 people per square kilometre 6 people per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 7.33 people per square kilometre 1.6 people per square kilometre 5.74 people per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 7.09 people per square kilometre 2.16 people per square kilometre 4.93 people per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 6.64 people per square kilometre 2.94 people per square kilometre 3.71 people per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 5.84 people per square kilometre 4.12 people per square kilometre 1.71 people per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, South Korea or Sri Lanka?
South Korea, at 5.69 people per square kilometre against 4.12 people per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between South Korea and Sri Lanka?
1.57 people per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sri Lanka?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do South Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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.