Eritrea vs Syrian Arab Republic: Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP

Eritrea
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Syrian Arab Republic
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Eritrea rank
1st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
2nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP over time

  • Eritrea
  • Syrian Arab Republic
0000198520022020

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 4.5 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 1st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 2nd of 172 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Eritrea
2000s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Eritrea
2010s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp, Eritrea or Syrian Arab Republic?
Eritrea, at 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2011.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp between Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic?
18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp?
Eritrea ranks 1st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 2nd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 6,738 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.