New Zealand vs Tanzania: Military personnel, per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.0342 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Tanzania
0.0305 people per square kilometre
in 2022
New Zealand rank
141st
Tanzania rank
143rd

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0342 people per square kilometre against 0.0305 people per square kilometre in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0037 people per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 141st and Tanzania ranks 143rd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0489 people per square kilometre 0.0104 people per square kilometre 0.0385 people per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0505 people per square kilometre 0.0347 people per square kilometre 0.0159 people per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0479 people per square kilometre 0.0529 people per square kilometre 0.0051 people per square kilometre Tanzania
1990s 0.0395 people per square kilometre 0.0482 people per square kilometre 0.0087 people per square kilometre Tanzania
2000s 0.0342 people per square kilometre 0.0313 people per square kilometre 0.0029 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0353 people per square kilometre 0.0305 people per square kilometre 0.0048 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0354 people per square kilometre 0.0305 people per square kilometre 0.005 people per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Tanzania?
New Zealand, at 0.0342 people per square kilometre against 0.0305 people per square kilometre in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Tanzania?
0.0037 people per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tanzania?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Tanzania rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 141st and Tanzania ranks 143rd 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.