Madagascar vs Somalia: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Madagascar
0.0241 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Somalia
0.0223 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Madagascar rank
149th
Somalia rank
150th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0241 people per square kilometre against 0.0223 people per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0018 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 149th and Somalia ranks 150th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0111 people per square kilometre 0.0182 people per square kilometre 0.0072 people per square kilometre Somalia
1970s 0.0225 people per square kilometre 0.0545 people per square kilometre 0.032 people per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 0.0437 people per square kilometre 0.0781 people per square kilometre 0.0344 people per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.0358 people per square kilometre 0.0332 people per square kilometre 0.0026 people per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 0.0934 people per square kilometre 0.0011 people per square kilometre 0.0924 people per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 0.0241 people per square kilometre 0.0187 people per square kilometre 0.0054 people per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 0.0241 people per square kilometre 0.0255 people per square kilometre 0.0014 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, Madagascar or Somalia?
Madagascar, at 0.0241 people per square kilometre against 0.0223 people per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Somalia?
0.0018 people per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Somalia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Somalia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 149th 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.