Netherlands vs Syria: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Netherlands
1.01 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Syria
0.9203 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Netherlands rank
28th
Syria rank
30th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Netherlands
  • Syria
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How they compare

Netherlands 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 Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 28th and Syria ranks 30th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 3.76 people per square kilometre 0.3815 people per square kilometre 3.38 people per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 3.23 people per square kilometre 0.9277 people per square kilometre 2.3 people per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 3.13 people per square kilometre 1.97 people per square kilometre 1.16 people per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 2.25 people per square kilometre 1.92 people per square kilometre 0.3207 people per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 1.49 people per square kilometre 1.69 people per square kilometre 0.1938 people per square kilometre Syria
2010s 1.11 people per square kilometre 1.09 people per square kilometre 0.0152 people per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 1.02 people per square kilometre 0.9203 people per square kilometre 0.0994 people per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Netherlands or Syria?
Netherlands, 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 Netherlands and Syria?
0.0897 people per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Syria?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Netherlands and Syria rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 28th 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.