Iraq vs Syria: Military personnel, gaps filled
Iraq
193,000 people
in 2022
Syria
169,000 people
in 2022
Iraq rank
26th
Syria rank
29th
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 193,000 people against 169,000 people in Syria, a difference of 24,000 people.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 26th and Syria ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 36,000 people | 12,000 people | 24,000 people | Iraq |
| 1950s | 50,100 people | 38,967 people | 11,133 people | Iraq |
| 1960s | 86,500 people | 68,633 people | 17,867 people | Iraq |
| 1970s | 181,100 people | 170,500 people | 10,600 people | Iraq |
| 1980s | 693,600 people | 362,400 people | 331,200 people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 524,400 people | 353,700 people | 170,700 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 362,100 people | 309,800 people | 52,300 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 207,100 people | 200,500 people | 6,600 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 193,000 people | 169,000 people | 24,000 people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Iraq or Syria?
- Iraq, at 193,000 people against 169,000 people in Syria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Iraq and Syria?
- 24,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Iraq ranks 26th and Syria ranks 29th 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.