Syria vs United Arab Emirates
Syria vs United Arab Emirates: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 269,000 people in Syria and 63,000 people in United Arab Emirates, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Syria, by 206,000 people, or 4.27 times that in United Arab Emirates.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- In 2020, Syria ranked 26 and United Arab Emirates ranked 63 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Syria | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 269,000 | 63,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 269,000 | 63,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 257,500 | 63,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 239,000 | 63,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 307,500 | 63,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 277,500 | 63,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 280,500 | 63,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 178,000 | 63,000 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 178,000 | 51,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 178,000 | 51,000 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 403,000 | 51,000 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 403,000 | 51,000 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 401,000 | 51,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 401,000 | 51,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 401,000 | 51,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 416,000 | 51,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 415,000 | 50,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 427,000 | 50,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 427,000 | 41,500 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 429,000 | 66,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 424,800 | 66,000 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 424,000 | 65,500 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 428,000 | 65,500 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 428,000 | 65,500 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 529,000 | 65,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 531,000 | 71,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 320,000 | 60,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 408,000 | 55,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 408,000 | 55,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 408,000 | 66,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 408,000 | 66,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 400,000 | 43,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 402,500 | 43,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 402,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1983 | 400,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1982 | 300,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1981 | 270,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1980 | 250,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1979 | 220,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1978 | 220,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1977 | 250,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1976 | 240,000 | 27,000 | – |
| 1975 | 230,000 | 21,000 | – |
| 1974 | 130,000 | 19,000 | – |
| 1973 | 115,000 | 11,000 | – |
| 1972 | 115,000 | 10,000 | – |
| 1971 | 110,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1970 | 75,000 | – | – |
| 1969 | 75,000 | – | – |
| 1968 | 65,000 | – | – |
| 1967 | 80,000 | – | – |
| 1966 | 80,000 | – | – |
| 1965 | 70,000 | – | – |
| 1964 | 80,000 | – | – |
| 1963 | 75,000 | – | – |
| 1962 | 54,000 | – | – |
| 1961 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1958 | 62,000 | – | – |
| 1957 | 60,000 | – | – |
| 1956 | 25,000 | – | – |
| 1955 | 25,000 | – | – |
| 1954 | 25,000 | – | – |
| 1953 | 35,000 | – | – |
| 1952 | 35,000 | – | – |
| 1951 | 32,000 | – | – |
| 1950 | 32,000 | – | – |
| 1949 | 20,000 | – | – |
| 1948 | 8,000 | – | – |
| 1947 | 10,000 | – | – |
| 1946 | 10,000 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Syria vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancySyria: 72.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySyria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySyria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSyria: 3.58% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateSyria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSyria: 23.6 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSyria: 4.92% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSyria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSyria: 72.1% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageSyria: 22.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSyria: 4.7% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSyria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSyria: $717 in 2022United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthSyria: 3.4% a year in 2010United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationSyria: 4.4% a year in 2010United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtSyria: 31.2% of GDP in 2009United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSyria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending per personSyria: $110 in 2011United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSyria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- National powerSyria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSyria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSyria: 2 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSyria: 30 million TIV in 2010United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025