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

Rwanda
1.42 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Syria
1.46 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Rwanda rank
20th
Syria rank
19th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Rwanda
  • Syria
0123198520022020

How they compare

Syria currently reports 1.46 units per square kilometre against 1.42 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.04 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Syria ahead.

Rwanda ranks 20th and Syria ranks 19th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Syria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.227 units per square kilometre 2.18 units per square kilometre 1.96 units per square kilometre Syria
1990s 1.55 units per square kilometre 2.34 units per square kilometre 0.7829 units per square kilometre Syria
2000s 2.28 units per square kilometre 2.26 units per square kilometre 0.0186 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 1.42 units per square kilometre 1.4 units per square kilometre 0.0203 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 1.42 units per square kilometre 1.46 units per square kilometre 0.0462 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, Rwanda or Syria?
Syria, at 1.46 units per square kilometre against 1.42 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Rwanda and Syria?
0.04 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Syria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Rwanda and Syria rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 20th 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.