Syria vs Upper middle income: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Syria
1.46 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Upper middle income
0.2235 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Syria rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
18th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Syria
  • Upper middle income
0123198520022020

How they compare

Syria currently reports 1.46 units per square kilometre against 0.2235 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.24 units per square kilometre.

That makes Syria's figure about 6.6 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.

Syria ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 2.18 units per square kilometre 0.2478 units per square kilometre 1.94 units per square kilometre Syria
1990s 2.34 units per square kilometre 0.237 units per square kilometre 2.1 units per square kilometre Syria
2000s 2.26 units per square kilometre 0.2363 units per square kilometre 2.02 units per square kilometre Syria
2010s 1.4 units per square kilometre 0.225 units per square kilometre 1.17 units per square kilometre Syria
2020s 1.46 units per square kilometre 0.2235 units per square kilometre 1.24 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, Syria or Upper middle income?
Syria, at 1.46 units per square kilometre against 0.2235 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Syria and Upper middle income?
1.24 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Upper middle income?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Syria and Upper middle income rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Syria ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th 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.