Military > Armed forces personnel > Total: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2.88 million | 2008 | ||
| 2 | India | 2.58 million | 2008 | ||
| 3 | European Union | 2.4 million | 2008 | ||
| 4 | United States | 1.54 million | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 1.48 million | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 944,250 | 2008 | |||
| 6 | Pakistan | 921,000 | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Brazil | 721,000 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Turkey | 613,000 | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Indonesia | 582,000 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Iraq | 577,000 | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Burma | 513,000 | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 497,080 | 2008 | |||
| 12 | Vietnam | 495,000 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Italy | 436,000 | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 434,142.86 | 2008 | |||
| 14 | Thailand | 421,000 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Colombia | 411,000 | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 409,633.33 | 2008 | |||
| 16 | Syria | 401,000 | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 395,363.64 | 2008 | |||
| 17 | France | 353,000 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Algeria | 334,000 | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 313,047.62 | 2008 | |||
| 19 | Mexico | 286,000 | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 252,124.32 | 2000 | |||
| 20 | Morocco | 246,000 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Germany | 244,000 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Japan | 242,000 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 238,000 | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Spain | 223,000 | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Bangladesh | 221,000 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Ukraine | 215,000 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 213,000 | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Eritrea | 202,000 | 2008 | ||
| =29 | Peru | 191,000 | 2008 | ||
| =29 | Cambodia | 191,000 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Israel | 185,000 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Belarus | 183,000 | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 176,444.44 | 2008 | |||
| 33 | Singapore | 167,000 | 2008 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 163,384.62 | 2008 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 162,933.33 | 2008 | |||
| 34 | Nigeria | 162,000 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Greece | 161,000 | 2008 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 160,820.93 | 2000 | |||
| 36 | United Kingdom | 160,000 | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 158,612.57 | 1999 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 154,266.67 | 2008 | |||
| 37 | Romania | 153,000 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 151,000 | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 149,911.76 | 2008 | |||
| 39 | Philippines | 147,000 | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 144,211.4 | 2008 | |||
| 40 | Poland | 143,000 | 2008 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 138,943.75 | 2008 | |||
| 41 | Ethiopia | 138,000 | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Malaysia | 134,000 | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Nepal | 131,000 | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Laos | 129,000 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Sudan | 127,000 | 2008 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 125,453.46 | 2008 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 118,013.59 | 2008 | |||
| 46 | Venezuela | 115,000 | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 112,194.15 | 2008 | |||
| 47 | Jordan | 111,000 | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Argentina | 107,000 | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Chile | 103,000 | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 96,520.11 | 2008 | |||
| 50 | Portugal | 91,000 | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 90,865 | 2008 | |||
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 87,000 | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 86,641.5 | 2008 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 86,520 | 2008 | |||
| 52 | Bolivia | 83,000 | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 82,000 | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 81,000 | 2008 | ||
| =55 | Cuba | 76,000 | 2008 | ||
| =55 | Lebanon | 76,000 | 2008 | ||
| =55 | Libya | 76,000 | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Bulgaria | 75,000 | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 65,000 | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Canada | 64,000 | 2008 | ||
| 61 | South Africa | 62,000 | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Ecuador | 58,400 | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Australia | 55,000 | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Afghanistan | 53,000 | 2008 | ||
| =65 | Burundi | 51,000 | 2008 | ||
| =65 | United Arab Emirates | 51,000 | 2008 | ||
| =65 | Zimbabwe | 51,000 | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Somalia | 50,000 | 2000 | ||
| 69 | Tunisia | 48,000 | 2008 | ||
| =70 | Uganda | 47,000 | 2008 | ||
| =70 | Oman | 47,000 | 2008 | ||
| =70 | Netherlands | 47,000 | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Armenia | 42,000 | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Belgium | 39,000 | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Hungary | 37,000 | 2008 | ||
| =76 | Austria | 35,000 | 2008 | ||
| =76 | Chad | 35,000 | 2008 | ||
| =76 | Guatemala | 35,000 | 2008 | ||
| =76 | Rwanda | 35,000 | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 33,701.19 | 2008 | |||
| =80 | Georgia | 33,000 | 2008 | ||
| =80 | El Salvador | 33,000 | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Finland | 32,000 | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Denmark | 30,000 | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Kenya | 29,000 | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Tanzania | 28,000 | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Czech Republic | 27,000 | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Paraguay | 26,000 | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Uruguay | 25,900 | 2008 | ||
| =89 | Lithuania | 24,000 | 2008 | ||
| =89 | Serbia and Montenegro | 24,000 | 2008 | ||
| =91 | Kuwait | 23,000 | 2008 | ||
| =91 | Switzerland | 23,000 | 2008 | ||
| =91 | Cameroon | 23,000 | 2008 | ||
| =94 | Croatia | 22,000 | 2008 | ||
| =94 | Madagascar | 22,000 | 2008 | ||
| =94 | Turkmenistan | 22,000 | 2008 | ||
| =97 | Kyrgyzstan | 21,000 | 2008 | ||
| =97 | Mauritania | 21,000 | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Honduras | 20,000 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19,000 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Senegal | 19,000 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Guinea | 19,000 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Bahrain | 19,000 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Norway | 19,000 | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Sweden | 17,600 | 2008 | ||
| =106 | Slovakia | 17,000 | 2008 | ||
| =106 | Mongolia | 17,000 | 2008 | ||
| =106 | Tajikistan | 17,000 | 2008 | ||
| =109 | Latvia | 16,000 | 2008 | ||
| =109 | Zambia | 16,000 | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Namibia | 15,000 | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Albania | 14,500 | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Ghana | 14,000 | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Djibouti | 13,000 | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Congo, Republic of the | 12,000 | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Panama | 12,000 | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Qatar | 12,000 | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Slovenia | 12,000 | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Mali | 12,000 | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Nicaragua | 12,000 | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 11,250 | 2008 | ||
| =122 | Sierra Leone | 11,000 | 2008 | ||
| =122 | Botswana | 11,000 | 2008 | ||
| =122 | Mozambique | 11,000 | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Cyprus | 10,750 | 2008 | ||
| =126 | Costa Rica | 10,000 | 2008 | ||
| =126 | Ireland | 10,000 | 2008 | ||
| =126 | Niger | 10,000 | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Togo | 9,750 | 2008 | ||
| =130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,000 | 2008 | ||
| =130 | New Zealand | 9,000 | 2008 | ||
| =130 | Brunei | 9,000 | 2008 | ||
| =133 | Moldova | 8,000 | 2008 | ||
| =133 | Benin | 8,000 | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Malawi | 7,000 | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Estonia | 7,000 | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Gabon | 7,000 | 2008 | ||
| =138 | Guinea-Bissau | 6,000 | 2008 | ||
| =138 | Bhutan | 6,000 | 2000 | ||
| 140 | Maldives | 5,000 | 2000 | ||
| =141 | Fiji | 4,000 | 2008 | ||
| =141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,000 | 2008 | ||
| =143 | Central African Republic | 3,000 | 2008 | ||
| =143 | Papua New Guinea | 3,000 | 2008 | ||
| =143 | Jamaica | 3,000 | 2008 | ||
| =143 | Guyana | 3,000 | 2008 | ||
| =143 | Swaziland | 3,000 | 1999 | ||
| =148 | Liberia | 2,000 | 2008 | ||
| =148 | Mauritius | 2,000 | 2008 | ||
| =148 | Suriname | 2,000 | 2008 | ||
| =148 | Lesotho | 2,000 | 2008 | ||
| =148 | Malta | 2,000 | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Luxembourg | 1,612 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | East Timor | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | Barbados | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | Belize | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | The Gambia | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | Cape Verde | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | The Bahamas | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,000 | 1999 | ||
| 162 | Seychelles | 450 | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Iceland | 130 | 2008 | ||
| =164 | Haiti | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 2008 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Military > Armed forces personnel > Total
- United States ranked first for armed forces personnel > total amongst Christian countries in 2008.
- India ranked first for armed forces personnel > total amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- China ranked first for armed forces personnel > total globally in 2008.
- Russia ranked first for armed forces personnel > total amongst Europe in 2008.
- Pakistan ranked first for armed forces personnel > total amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- Italy ranked first for armed forces personnel > total amongst European Union in 2008.
- Brazil ranked first for armed forces personnel > total amongst Catholic countries in 2008.
- Turkey ranked first for armed forces personnel > total amongst NATO countries in 2008.
- Colombia ranked first for armed forces personnel > total amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2008.
- Vietnam ranked first for armed forces personnel > total amongst Former French colonies in 2008.
