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
0100.0k200.0k300.0k194819852022

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

Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

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.