Laos vs Saudi Arabia: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Laos
0.1257 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
0.1196 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Laos rank
101st
Saudi Arabia rank
104th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Laos
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.1257 people per square kilometre against 0.1196 people per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0061 people per square kilometre.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Laos ranks 101st and Saudi Arabia ranks 104th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3134 people per square kilometre 0.0208 people per square kilometre 0.2926 people per square kilometre Laos
1970s 0.2487 people per square kilometre 0.0346 people per square kilometre 0.2141 people per square kilometre Laos
1980s 0.2288 people per square kilometre 0.0374 people per square kilometre 0.1914 people per square kilometre Laos
1990s 0.2067 people per square kilometre 0.0819 people per square kilometre 0.1248 people per square kilometre Laos
2000s 0.1257 people per square kilometre 0.0965 people per square kilometre 0.0292 people per square kilometre Laos
2010s 0.1257 people per square kilometre 0.1072 people per square kilometre 0.0184 people per square kilometre Laos
2020s 0.1257 people per square kilometre 0.1149 people per square kilometre 0.0107 people per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Laos or Saudi Arabia?
Laos, at 0.1257 people per square kilometre against 0.1196 people per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Laos and Saudi Arabia?
0.0061 people per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Saudi Arabia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Laos and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Laos ranks 101st and Saudi Arabia ranks 104th 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.