Latvia vs Saudi Arabia: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Latvia
0.1125 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
0.1196 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Latvia rank
107th
Saudi Arabia rank
104th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Latvia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.1196 people per square kilometre against 0.1125 people per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 0.0071 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 107th and Saudi Arabia ranks 104th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0904 people per square kilometre 0.0827 people per square kilometre 0.0077 people per square kilometre Latvia
2000s 0.0852 people per square kilometre 0.0965 people per square kilometre 0.0113 people per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0852 people per square kilometre 0.1072 people per square kilometre 0.0221 people per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.1232 people per square kilometre 0.1149 people per square kilometre 0.0083 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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.1196 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 Saudi Arabia?
0.0071 people per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Saudi Arabia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Latvia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Latvia ranks 107th 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.