Mexico vs Nicaragua: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Mexico
0.1111 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Nicaragua
0.0997 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Mexico rank
108th
Nicaragua rank
111th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.1111 people per square kilometre against 0.0997 people per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0114 people per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Mexico ranks 108th and Nicaragua ranks 111th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0357 people per square kilometre 0.0471 people per square kilometre 0.0114 people per square kilometre Nicaragua
1970s 0.0484 people per square kilometre 0.0482 people per square kilometre 0.0002 people per square kilometre Mexico
1980s 0.0702 people per square kilometre 0.4861 people per square kilometre 0.416 people per square kilometre Nicaragua
1990s 0.1021 people per square kilometre 0.133 people per square kilometre 0.0308 people per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 0.1077 people per square kilometre 0.118 people per square kilometre 0.0103 people per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 0.1411 people per square kilometre 0.0997 people per square kilometre 0.0414 people per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 0.1145 people per square kilometre 0.0997 people per square kilometre 0.0148 people per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Mexico or Nicaragua?
Mexico, at 0.1111 people per square kilometre against 0.0997 people per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Mexico and Nicaragua?
0.0114 people per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 108th and Nicaragua ranks 111th 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.