Lebanon vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Lebanon
5.87 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Sri Lanka
4.12 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Lebanon rank
6th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Lebanon
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 5.87 people per square kilometre against 4.12 people per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.75 people per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.4 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Lebanon ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 1.55 people per square kilometre 0.1577 people per square kilometre 1.4 people per square kilometre Lebanon
1970s 1.79 people per square kilometre 0.2504 people per square kilometre 1.54 people per square kilometre Lebanon
1980s 2.25 people per square kilometre 0.3141 people per square kilometre 1.93 people per square kilometre Lebanon
1990s 4.68 people per square kilometre 1.6 people per square kilometre 3.08 people per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 6.65 people per square kilometre 2.16 people per square kilometre 4.49 people per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 5.84 people per square kilometre 2.94 people per square kilometre 2.9 people per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 5.87 people per square kilometre 4.12 people per square kilometre 1.74 people per square kilometre Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Lebanon or Sri Lanka?
Lebanon, at 5.87 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 Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
1.75 people per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Lebanon and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Lebanon ranks 6th 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.