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
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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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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.