Small states vs Syria: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Small states
0.0041 units per person
in 2020
Syria
0.0128 units per person
in 2020
Small states rank
17th
Syria rank
14th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Small states
  • Syria
00.010.020.030.04198520022020

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.0128 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Small states, a difference of 0.0087 units per person.

That makes Syria's figure about 3.1 times Small states's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.

Small states ranks 17th and Syria ranks 14th of 43 groups.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0048 units per person 0.0305 units per person 0.0257 units per person Syria
2000s 0.0045 units per person 0.0204 units per person 0.0159 units per person Syria
2010s 0.0043 units per person 0.0125 units per person 0.0082 units per person Syria
2020s 0.0041 units per person 0.0128 units per person 0.0087 units per person Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Small states or Syria?
Syria, at 0.0128 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Small states and Syria?
0.0087 units per person, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Syria?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Small states and Syria rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Small states ranks 17th and Syria 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.