Syria vs United Arab Emirates: Military personnel, per capita

Syria
0.0075 people per person
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
0.0082 people per person
in 2022
Syria rank
21st
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Syria
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0082 people per person against 0.0075 people per person in Syria, a difference of 0.0007 people per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syria ahead.

Syria ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0235 people per person 0.0302 people per person 0.0067 people per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0344 people per person 0.033 people per person 0.0014 people per person Syria
1990s 0.0249 people per person 0.0255 people per person 0.0005 people per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0165 people per person 0.0116 people per person 0.0049 people per person Syria
2010s 0.0095 people per person 0.0069 people per person 0.0026 people per person Syria
2020s 0.0078 people per person 0.0072 people per person 0.0006 people per person Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Syria or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0082 people per person against 0.0075 people per person in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Syria and United Arab Emirates?
0.0007 people per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and United Arab Emirates?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Syria and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Syria ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th 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.