Malawi vs Saudi Arabia: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.1167 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
0.1196 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Malawi rank
105th
Saudi Arabia rank
104th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.1196 people per square kilometre against 0.1167 people per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0029 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Malawi ranks 105th and Saudi Arabia ranks 104th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0371 people per square kilometre 0.0229 people per square kilometre 0.0143 people per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.0435 people per square kilometre 0.0346 people per square kilometre 0.0089 people per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.0658 people per square kilometre 0.0374 people per square kilometre 0.0284 people per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.0891 people per square kilometre 0.0819 people per square kilometre 0.0072 people per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.053 people per square kilometre 0.0965 people per square kilometre 0.0434 people per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0658 people per square kilometre 0.1072 people per square kilometre 0.0415 people per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.1167 people per square kilometre 0.1149 people per square kilometre 0.0018 people per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Malawi or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.1196 people per square kilometre against 0.1167 people per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Malawi and Saudi Arabia?
0.0029 people per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 105th 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.