Kuwait vs Syria: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Kuwait
1.01 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Syria
0.9203 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Kuwait rank
27th
Syria rank
30th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • Syria
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.01 people per square kilometre against 0.9203 people per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 0.0897 people per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.

Kuwait ranks 27th and Syria ranks 30th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3118 people per square kilometre 0.3815 people per square kilometre 0.0697 people per square kilometre Syria
1970s 0.8305 people per square kilometre 0.9277 people per square kilometre 0.0972 people per square kilometre Syria
1980s 0.8642 people per square kilometre 1.97 people per square kilometre 1.11 people per square kilometre Syria
1990s 0.9428 people per square kilometre 1.92 people per square kilometre 0.9818 people per square kilometre Syria
2000s 0.8923 people per square kilometre 1.69 people per square kilometre 0.7945 people per square kilometre Syria
2010s 0.9091 people per square kilometre 1.09 people per square kilometre 0.1828 people per square kilometre Syria
2020s 1.01 people per square kilometre 0.9203 people per square kilometre 0.0898 people per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Syria?
Kuwait, at 1.01 people per square kilometre against 0.9203 people per square kilometre in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Syria?
0.0897 people per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Syria?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Syria rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 27th and Syria ranks 30th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,818 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.