Latin America & Caribbean vs Syrian Arab Republic: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Latin America & Caribbean
0.0042 units per person
in 2020
Syrian Arab Republic
0.0128 units per person
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean rank
13th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
14th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 0.0128 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0086 units per person.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 3.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 14th of 43 groups.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0035 units per person 0.0354 units per person 0.0318 units per person Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 0.0038 units per person 0.0299 units per person 0.0261 units per person Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 0.004 units per person 0.022 units per person 0.018 units per person Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 0.0042 units per person 0.0125 units per person 0.0082 units per person Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 0.0042 units per person 0.0128 units per person 0.0085 units per person Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Latin America & Caribbean or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 0.0128 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Latin America & Caribbean and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.0086 units per person, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Syrian Arab Republic?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 14th of 43 groups.
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.