Somalia vs Zambia: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Somalia
0.0223 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Zambia
0.0202 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Somalia rank
150th
Zambia rank
152nd

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0223 people per square kilometre against 0.0202 people per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0021 people per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 150th and Zambia ranks 152nd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0228 people per square kilometre 0.0137 people per square kilometre 0.0092 people per square kilometre Somalia
1970s 0.0545 people per square kilometre 0.0204 people per square kilometre 0.0341 people per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 0.0781 people per square kilometre 0.0221 people per square kilometre 0.056 people per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.0332 people per square kilometre 0.0218 people per square kilometre 0.0114 people per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.0207 people per square kilometre 0.0225 people per square kilometre 0.0018 people per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 0.0187 people per square kilometre 0.0202 people per square kilometre 0.0015 people per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 0.0255 people per square kilometre 0.0202 people per square kilometre 0.0053 people per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Somalia or Zambia?
Somalia, at 0.0223 people per square kilometre against 0.0202 people per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Somalia and Zambia?
0.0021 people per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Somalia ranks 150th and Zambia ranks 152nd 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.