Cyprus vs Syria: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Cyprus
1.41 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Syria
1.46 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Cyprus rank
21st
Syria rank
19th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Cyprus
  • Syria
11.522.53198520022020

How they compare

Syria currently reports 1.46 units per square kilometre against 1.41 units per square kilometre in Cyprus, a difference of 0.05 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Syria ahead.

Cyprus ranks 21st and Syria ranks 19th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Syria Difference Ahead
1980s 1.3 units per square kilometre 2.18 units per square kilometre 0.8846 units per square kilometre Syria
1990s 1.22 units per square kilometre 2.42 units per square kilometre 1.21 units per square kilometre Syria
2000s 1.15 units per square kilometre 2.26 units per square kilometre 1.1 units per square kilometre Syria
2010s 1.52 units per square kilometre 1.4 units per square kilometre 0.1194 units per square kilometre Cyprus
2020s 1.41 units per square kilometre 1.46 units per square kilometre 0.058 units per square kilometre Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Cyprus or Syria?
Syria, at 1.46 units per square kilometre against 1.41 units per square kilometre in Cyprus as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Cyprus and Syria?
0.05 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Syria?
31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cyprus and Syria rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Cyprus ranks 21st and Syria ranks 19th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,752 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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