Saudi Arabia vs Syria: Military personnel, per capita

Saudi Arabia
0.008 people per person
in 2022
Syria
0.0075 people per person
in 2022
Saudi Arabia rank
20th
Syria rank
21st

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
0.010.020.030.04196019912022

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.008 people per person against 0.0075 people per person in Syria, a difference of 0.0005 people per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 20th and Syria ranks 21st of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.015 people per person 0.0128 people per person 0.0022 people per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.0168 people per person 0.0223 people per person 0.0055 people per person Syria
1980s 0.0103 people per person 0.0344 people per person 0.0241 people per person Syria
1990s 0.0136 people per person 0.0249 people per person 0.0113 people per person Syria
2000s 0.0104 people per person 0.0165 people per person 0.0061 people per person Syria
2010s 0.0082 people per person 0.0095 people per person 0.0013 people per person Syria
2020s 0.0078 people per person 0.0078 people per person 0.0001 people per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Saudi Arabia or Syria?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.008 people per person against 0.0075 people per person in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Saudi Arabia and Syria?
0.0005 people per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Syria?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Saudi Arabia and Syria rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 20th and Syria ranks 21st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,155 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.