Libya vs Syria: Country position on nuclear weapons
Libya
0
in 2023
Syria
1
in 2023
Libya rank
12th
Syria rank
11th
Country position on nuclear weapons over time
- Libya
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1 against 0 in Libya, a difference of 1.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1938 it was Syria ahead.
Libya ranks 12th and Syria ranks 11th of 246 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Libya |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Libya |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country position on nuclear weapons, Libya or Syria?
- Syria, at 1 against 0 in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country position on nuclear weapons between Libya and Syria?
- 1, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Syria?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Syria rank globally for country position on nuclear weapons?
- Libya ranks 12th and Syria ranks 11th of 246 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Country position on nuclear weapons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether a country does not consider (0), considers (1), pursues (2), or possesses (3) nuclear weapons.