Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.1167 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.1247 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Malawi rank
105th
Sierra Leone rank
102nd

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1247 people per square kilometre against 0.1167 people per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.008 people per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Malawi ranks 105th and Sierra Leone ranks 102nd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0371 people per square kilometre 0.0439 people per square kilometre 0.0067 people per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0435 people per square kilometre 0.0443 people per square kilometre 0.0008 people per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0658 people per square kilometre 0.0582 people per square kilometre 0.0076 people per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.0891 people per square kilometre 0.0693 people per square kilometre 0.0198 people per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.053 people per square kilometre 0.1482 people per square kilometre 0.0952 people per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0658 people per square kilometre 0.1413 people per square kilometre 0.0756 people per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1167 people per square kilometre 0.1247 people per square kilometre 0.008 people per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1247 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 Sierra Leone?
0.008 people per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 105th and Sierra Leone ranks 102nd 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.