Liberia vs Somalia: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Liberia
0.0208 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Somalia
0.0223 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Liberia rank
151st
Somalia rank
150th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Liberia
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0223 people per square kilometre against 0.0208 people per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 0.0015 people per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 150th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0404 people per square kilometre 0.0182 people per square kilometre 0.0221 people per square kilometre Liberia
1970s 0.0602 people per square kilometre 0.0545 people per square kilometre 0.0057 people per square kilometre Liberia
1980s 0.0623 people per square kilometre 0.0781 people per square kilometre 0.0158 people per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.0457 people per square kilometre 0.0332 people per square kilometre 0.0125 people per square kilometre Liberia
2000s 0.122 people per square kilometre 0.0207 people per square kilometre 0.1013 people per square kilometre Liberia
2010s 0.0208 people per square kilometre 0.0187 people per square kilometre 0.0021 people per square kilometre Liberia
2020s 0.0208 people per square kilometre 0.0255 people per square kilometre 0.0047 people per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Liberia or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0223 people per square kilometre against 0.0208 people per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Liberia and Somalia?
0.0015 people per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Somalia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Liberia and Somalia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Liberia ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 150th 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.