Moldova vs Nigeria: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Moldova
0.1521 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Nigeria
0.157 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Moldova rank
92nd
Nigeria rank
90th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Moldova
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.157 people per square kilometre against 0.1521 people per square kilometre in Moldova, a difference of 0.0049 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 90th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3417 people per square kilometre 0.0852 people per square kilometre 0.2565 people per square kilometre Moldova
2000s 0.219 people per square kilometre 0.0868 people per square kilometre 0.1321 people per square kilometre Moldova
2010s 0.1551 people per square kilometre 0.1022 people per square kilometre 0.0529 people per square kilometre Moldova
2020s 0.152 people per square kilometre 0.157 people per square kilometre 0.005 people per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Moldova or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.157 people per square kilometre against 0.1521 people per square kilometre in Moldova as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Moldova and Nigeria?
0.0049 people per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Nigeria?
31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Moldova and Nigeria rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Moldova ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 90th 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.