Barbados vs Syria: Military spending, per capita

Barbados
179.6 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2020
Syria
167.86 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2016
Barbados rank
64th
Syria rank
67th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Barbados
  • Syria
0200400600800196119902020

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 179.6 constant 2022 US$ per person against 167.86 constant 2022 US$ per person in Syria, a difference of 11.74 constant 2022 US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Syria ahead.

Barbados ranks 64th and Syria ranks 67th of 171 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 12.83 constant 2022 US$ per person 165.64 constant 2022 US$ per person 152.81 constant 2022 US$ per person Syria
1970s 15.35 constant 2022 US$ per person 357 constant 2022 US$ per person 341.65 constant 2022 US$ per person Syria
1980s 82.68 constant 2022 US$ per person 612.4 constant 2022 US$ per person 529.73 constant 2022 US$ per person Syria
1990s 78.14 constant 2022 US$ per person 245.08 constant 2022 US$ per person 166.93 constant 2022 US$ per person Syria
2000s 106.29 constant 2022 US$ per person 108.02 constant 2022 US$ per person 1.73 constant 2022 US$ per person Syria
2010s 140.75 constant 2022 US$ per person 139.34 constant 2022 US$ per person 1.41 constant 2022 US$ per person Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Barbados or Syria?
Barbados, at 179.6 constant 2022 US$ per person against 167.86 constant 2022 US$ per person in Syria as of 2020.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Barbados and Syria?
11.74 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Syria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2016.
How do Barbados and Syria rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Barbados ranks 64th and Syria ranks 67th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per capita
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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