Malta vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel, per square kilometre
Malta
6.25 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Sri Lanka
4.12 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Malta rank
5th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malta currently reports 6.25 people per square kilometre against 4.12 people per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.13 people per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.5 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.69 people per square kilometre | 0.1541 people per square kilometre | 4.53 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 12.5 people per square kilometre | 0.2504 people per square kilometre | 12.25 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 3.44 people per square kilometre | 0.3141 people per square kilometre | 3.12 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 6.25 people per square kilometre | 1.6 people per square kilometre | 4.65 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 6.25 people per square kilometre | 2.16 people per square kilometre | 4.09 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 6.25 people per square kilometre | 2.94 people per square kilometre | 3.31 people per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 6.25 people per square kilometre | 4.12 people per square kilometre | 2.13 people per square kilometre | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Malta or Sri Lanka?
- Malta, at 6.25 people per square kilometre against 4.12 people per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Malta and Sri Lanka?
- 2.13 people per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sri Lanka?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.