Peru vs South Africa: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Peru
0.0633 people per square kilometre
in 2022
South Africa
0.061 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Peru rank
126th
South Africa rank
128th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.0633 people per square kilometre against 0.061 people per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0023 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 126th and South Africa ranks 128th of 193 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0511 people per square kilometre 0.0374 people per square kilometre 0.0138 people per square kilometre Peru
1970s 0.0754 people per square kilometre 0.0481 people per square kilometre 0.0272 people per square kilometre Peru
1980s 0.1076 people per square kilometre 0.0731 people per square kilometre 0.0345 people per square kilometre Peru
1990s 0.0905 people per square kilometre 0.0625 people per square kilometre 0.0281 people per square kilometre Peru
2000s 0.0768 people per square kilometre 0.049 people per square kilometre 0.0277 people per square kilometre Peru
2010s 0.0791 people per square kilometre 0.0525 people per square kilometre 0.0266 people per square kilometre Peru
2020s 0.0633 people per square kilometre 0.0613 people per square kilometre 0.002 people per square kilometre Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Peru or South Africa?
Peru, at 0.0633 people per square kilometre against 0.061 people per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Peru and South Africa?
0.0023 people per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Peru ranks 126th and South Africa ranks 128th 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.