Cambodia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Military personnel as a share of total population
Cambodia
0.7%
in 2022
Syrian Arab Republic
0.8%
in 2022
Cambodia rank
22nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
20th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Cambodia
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 22nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 3.6% | 3.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 2.6% | 1.7% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Cambodia or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Cambodia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Cambodia and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.1%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2022.
- How do Cambodia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Cambodia ranks 22nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 20th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.