Italy vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Italy
338,000
in 2020
Sri Lanka
317,000
in 2020
Italy rank
20th
Sri Lanka rank
22nd
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Italy currently reports 338,000 against 317,000 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 21,000.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 173 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 445,550 | 21,800 | 423,750 | Italy |
| 1990s | 514,510 | 159,340 | 355,170 | Italy |
| 2000s | 444,004 | 220,170 | 223,834 | Italy |
| 2010s | 354,698 | 263,690 | 91,008 | Italy |
| 2020s | 338,000 | 317,000 | 21,000 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Italy, at 338,000 against 317,000 in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 21,000, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Italy ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd 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.