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

Kuwait
1.4 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Syria
1.46 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Kuwait rank
22nd
Syria rank
19th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • Syria
0.511.522.53198520022020

How they compare

Syria currently reports 1.46 units per square kilometre against 1.4 units per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 0.06 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Syria ahead.

Kuwait ranks 22nd and Syria ranks 19th of 173 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Syria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8979 units per square kilometre 2.18 units per square kilometre 1.29 units per square kilometre Syria
1990s 0.8939 units per square kilometre 2.34 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre Syria
2000s 1.24 units per square kilometre 2.26 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre Syria
2010s 1.31 units per square kilometre 1.4 units per square kilometre 0.0926 units per square kilometre Syria
2020s 1.4 units per square kilometre 1.46 units per square kilometre 0.062 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, Kuwait or Syria?
Syria, at 1.46 units per square kilometre against 1.4 units per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Syria?
0.06 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Syria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and Syria rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 22nd 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.