Bahrain vs Syria: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Bahrain
0.0129 units per person
in 2020
Syria
0.0128 units per person
in 2020
Bahrain rank
13th
Syria rank
14th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Bahrain
  • Syria
0.010.020.030.04198520022020

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.0129 units per person against 0.0128 units per person in Syria, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Syria ahead.

Bahrain ranks 13th and Syria ranks 14th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Syria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0083 units per person 0.0354 units per person 0.0271 units per person Syria
1990s 0.0248 units per person 0.0299 units per person 0.0051 units per person Syria
2000s 0.0244 units per person 0.022 units per person 0.0023 units per person Bahrain
2010s 0.0145 units per person 0.0125 units per person 0.002 units per person Bahrain
2020s 0.0129 units per person 0.0128 units per person 0.0001 units per person Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Bahrain or Syria?
Bahrain, at 0.0129 units per person against 0.0128 units per person in Syria as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Bahrain and Syria?
0.0001 units per person, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Syria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bahrain and Syria rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Bahrain ranks 13th and Syria ranks 14th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.