Israel vs Syria: Military personnel, gaps filled

Israel
170,000 people
in 2022
Syria
169,000 people
in 2022
Israel rank
28th
Syria rank
29th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Israel
  • Syria
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 170,000 people against 169,000 people in Syria, a difference of 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 28th and Syria ranks 29th of 194 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Syria Difference Ahead
1940s 83,500 people 14,000 people 69,500 people Israel
1950s 72,800 people 38,967 people 33,833 people Israel
1960s 72,300 people 68,633 people 3,667 people Israel
1970s 156,000 people 170,500 people 14,500 people Syria
1980s 194,900 people 362,400 people 167,500 people Syria
1990s 183,000 people 353,700 people 170,700 people Syria
2000s 169,000 people 309,800 people 140,800 people Syria
2010s 176,300 people 200,500 people 24,200 people Syria
2020s 170,000 people 169,000 people 1,000 people Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Israel or Syria?
Israel, at 170,000 people against 169,000 people in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Israel and Syria?
1,000 people, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Syria?
75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
How do Israel and Syria rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Israel ranks 28th 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.