Eritrea vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel, gaps filled
Eritrea
302,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
255,000 people
in 2022
Eritrea rank
18th
Sri Lanka rank
21st
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- Eritrea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 302,000 people against 255,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 47,000 people.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Eritrea ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,429 people | 108,571 people | 27,143 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 195,800 people | 135,300 people | 60,500 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 202,000 people | 182,800 people | 19,200 people | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 235,333 people | 255,000 people | 19,667 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Eritrea or Sri Lanka?
- Eritrea, at 302,000 people against 255,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Eritrea and Sri Lanka?
- 47,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sri Lanka?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Eritrea ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.