Lesotho vs Norway: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Lesotho
0.0659 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Norway
0.0686 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Lesotho rank
124th
Norway rank
123rd

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0686 people per square kilometre against 0.0659 people per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0027 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Norway ahead.

Lesotho ranks 124th and Norway ranks 123rd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0 people per square kilometre 0.0958 people per square kilometre 0.0958 people per square kilometre Norway
1970s 0.0198 people per square kilometre 0.104 people per square kilometre 0.0843 people per square kilometre Norway
1980s 0.0626 people per square kilometre 0.1079 people per square kilometre 0.0453 people per square kilometre Norway
1990s 0.0659 people per square kilometre 0.1008 people per square kilometre 0.0349 people per square kilometre Norway
2000s 0.0659 people per square kilometre 0.0668 people per square kilometre 0.0009 people per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.0659 people per square kilometre 0.0679 people per square kilometre 0.002 people per square kilometre Norway
2020s 0.0659 people per square kilometre 0.0668 people per square kilometre 0.0009 people per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Norway?
Norway, at 0.0686 people per square kilometre against 0.0659 people per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Norway?
0.0027 people per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Norway?
57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Norway rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 124th and Norway ranks 123rd 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.