Latvia vs Malawi: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Latvia
0.1125 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Malawi
0.1167 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Latvia rank
107th
Malawi rank
105th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Latvia
  • Malawi
00.050.10.15196419932022

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1167 people per square kilometre against 0.1125 people per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 0.0042 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Malawi ahead.

Latvia ranks 107th and Malawi ranks 105th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0904 people per square kilometre 0.0915 people per square kilometre 0.0011 people per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.0852 people per square kilometre 0.053 people per square kilometre 0.0321 people per square kilometre Latvia
2010s 0.0852 people per square kilometre 0.0658 people per square kilometre 0.0194 people per square kilometre Latvia
2020s 0.1232 people per square kilometre 0.1167 people per square kilometre 0.0065 people per square kilometre Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Latvia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.1167 people per square kilometre against 0.1125 people per square kilometre in Latvia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Latvia and Malawi?
0.0042 people per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malawi?
31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Latvia and Malawi rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Latvia ranks 107th and Malawi ranks 105th 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.