Statement:
Philippines has smaller army than Syria

In the Armed forces size (ammount of personnel) rating Philippines holds position #41 2019 out of 163 and Syria is #26 out of 163 2019.

Referencies:

  1. Armed forces size (ammount of personnel) 2019 by WorldBank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Personnel ammount' in descending order.
    Philippines 'Personnel ammount' value is 155,000
    Syria 'Personnel ammount' value is 269,000