Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel, gaps filled

Mexico
216,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
255,000 people
in 2022
Mexico rank
23rd
Sri Lanka rank
21st

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Mexico
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 255,000 people against 216,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 39,000 people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 194 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 8 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1940s 62,500 people 500 people 62,000 people Mexico
1950s 52,600 people 2,100 people 50,500 people Mexico
1960s 67,400 people 9,500 people 57,900 people Mexico
1970s 94,000 people 15,700 people 78,300 people Mexico
1980s 136,400 people 19,700 people 116,700 people Mexico
1990s 198,500 people 100,200 people 98,300 people Mexico
2000s 209,300 people 135,300 people 74,000 people Mexico
2010s 274,300 people 182,800 people 91,500 people Mexico
2020s 222,667 people 255,000 people 32,333 people Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 255,000 people against 216,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
39,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Mexico ranks 23rd 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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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.