Italy vs Syria: Military personnel, gaps filled

Italy
161,000 people
in 2022
Syria
169,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
32nd
Syria rank
29th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Italy
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 169,000 people against 161,000 people in Italy, a difference of 8,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 32nd and Syria ranks 29th of 194 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Syria Difference Ahead
1940s 295,000 people 12,000 people 283,000 people Italy
1950s 312,600 people 38,967 people 273,633 people Italy
1960s 455,600 people 68,633 people 386,967 people Italy
1970s 483,000 people 170,500 people 312,500 people Italy
1980s 507,700 people 362,400 people 145,300 people Italy
1990s 440,100 people 353,700 people 86,400 people Italy
2000s 214,600 people 309,800 people 95,200 people Syria
2010s 189,200 people 200,500 people 11,300 people Syria
2020s 163,000 people 169,000 people 6,000 people Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Italy or Syria?
Syria, at 169,000 people against 161,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Italy and Syria?
8,000 people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Syria?
77 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2022.
How do Italy and Syria rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Italy ranks 32nd 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.