Cambodia vs Syria: Military personnel as a share of total population
Cambodia
0.7208
in 2022
Syria
0.7524
in 2022
Cambodia rank
22nd
Syria rank
20th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Cambodia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.7524 against 0.7208 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.0316.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 22nd and Syria ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8194 | 0.9489 | 0.1294 | Syria |
| 1960s | 1.25 | 1.31 | 0.0582 | Syria |
| 1970s | 1.7 | 2.28 | 0.585 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.5769 | 3.56 | 2.98 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.8872 | 2.57 | 1.69 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.9749 | 1.71 | 0.7363 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.8055 | 0.9852 | 0.1797 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.7309 | 0.7789 | 0.0479 | Syria |
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 Syria?
- Syria, at 0.7524 against 0.7208 in Cambodia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Cambodia and Syria?
- 0.0316, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Syria?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2022.
- How do Cambodia and Syria rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Cambodia ranks 22nd and Syria ranks 20th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.