Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel, gaps filled

Saudi Arabia
257,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
255,000 people
in 2022
Saudi Arabia rank
19th
Sri Lanka rank
21st

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0k200.0k300.0k192719742022

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 257,000 people against 255,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1940s 4,500 people 500 people 4,000 people Saudi Arabia
1950s 22,000 people 2,100 people 19,900 people Saudi Arabia
1960s 43,200 people 9,500 people 33,700 people Saudi Arabia
1970s 74,400 people 15,700 people 58,700 people Saudi Arabia
1980s 80,400 people 19,700 people 60,700 people Saudi Arabia
1990s 176,000 people 100,200 people 75,800 people Saudi Arabia
2000s 207,400 people 135,300 people 72,100 people Saudi Arabia
2010s 230,500 people 182,800 people 47,700 people Saudi Arabia
2020s 247,000 people 255,000 people 8,000 people Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
Saudi Arabia, at 257,000 people against 255,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
2,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Saudi Arabia ranks 19th 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.