Norway vs Russia: Military personnel, per square kilometre
Norway
0.0686 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Russia
0.0727 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Norway rank
123rd
Russia rank
121st
Military personnel, per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.0727 people per square kilometre against 0.0686 people per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.0041 people per square kilometre.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.
Norway ranks 123rd and Russia ranks 121st of 193 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0945 people per square kilometre | 0.0816 people per square kilometre | 0.0128 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0668 people per square kilometre | 0.0615 people per square kilometre | 0.0053 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0679 people per square kilometre | 0.0545 people per square kilometre | 0.0135 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.0668 people per square kilometre | 0.0609 people per square kilometre | 0.0059 people per square kilometre | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Norway or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.0727 people per square kilometre against 0.0686 people per square kilometre in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Norway and Russia?
- 0.0041 people per square kilometre, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Russia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Russia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 123rd and Russia ranks 121st 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.