Cyprus vs Somalia: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Cyprus
13,000
in 2020
Somalia
14,000
in 2020
Cyprus rank
121st
Somalia rank
120th
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time
- Cyprus
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14,000 against 13,000 in Cyprus, a difference of 1,000.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.
Cyprus ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 120th of 173 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,000 | 54,850 | 42,850 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 11,645 | 166,167 | 154,522 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 10,775 | 26,000 | 15,225 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 14,025 | 15,260 | 1,235 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 13,000 | 14,000 | 1,000 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Cyprus or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14,000 against 13,000 in Cyprus as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Cyprus and Somalia?
- 1,000, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Somalia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Cyprus and Somalia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Cyprus ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 120th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.