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Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea | 54.38 | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Eritrea | 41.61 | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Singapore | 39.15 | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Brunei | 29.91 | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Israel | 25.4 | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Bahrain | 23.88 | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Syria | 22.9 | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Laos | 22.28 | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Lebanon | 21.32 | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Jordan | 20.51 | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Belarus | 18.94 | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Maldives | 18.33 | 2000 | ||
| 13 | Oman | 18.24 | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Djibouti | 16.74 | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Armenia | 16.25 | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Greece | 15.13 | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Switzerland | 14.66 | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Qatar | 14.61 | 2005 | ||
| 19 | South Korea | 14.4 | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Cambodia | 14.3 | 2005 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 13.81 | 2005 | |||
| 21 | Libya | 13.58 | 2005 | ||
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 12.29 | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Egypt | 11.13 | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Bulgaria | 10.98 | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Bhutan | 10.63 | 2000 | ||
| 26 | Burundi | 10.55 | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Cyprus | 10.41 | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 10.18 | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Norway | 10.17 | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Russia | 10.14 | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Kuwait | 10.02 | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Azerbaijan | 9.77 | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Burma | 9.63 | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Algeria | 9.39 | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Turkey | 9.11 | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 9 | 2003 | |||
| 36 | Portugal | 8.82 | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 8.78 | 2005 | |||
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 8.75 | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Lithuania | 8.49 | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Iran | 8.34 | 2005 | ||
| 40 | Morocco | 8.33 | 2005 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 8.31 | 2005 | |||
| 41 | Iraq | 8.29 | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Romania | 8.18 | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Colombia | 7.78 | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Italy | 7.59 | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Uruguay | 7.49 | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Bolivia | 7.48 | 2005 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 7.43 | 2005 | |||
| 47 | Namibia | 7.4 | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.28 | 1999 | ||
| 49 | Angola | 7.13 | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 7.11 | 2005 | |||
| 50 | Chile | 7.1 | 2005 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 7.05 | 2005 | |||
| 51 | Albania | 7.04 | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Croatia | 6.98 | 2005 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 6.89 | 2003 | |||
| 53 | Yemen | 6.85 | 2005 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 6.81 | 2005 | |||
| 54 | Somalia | 6.77 | 2000 | ||
| 55 | Cuba | 6.73 | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Mauritania | 6.67 | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 6.67 | 2005 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 6.43 | 2005 | |||
| 58 | Thailand | 6.42 | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Mongolia | 6.33 | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.33 | 2005 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 6.29 | 2005 | |||
| 61 | Vietnam | 6.01 | 2005 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 6 | 2005 | |||
| 62 | Slovenia | 6 | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Estonia | 5.94 | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Finland | 5.91 | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Botswana | 5.86 | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Pakistan | 5.83 | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Ukraine | 5.8 | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 5.7 | 2005 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 5.69 | 2005 | |||
| 68 | France | 5.68 | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Peru | 5.66 | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Rwanda | 5.62 | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Turkmenistan | 5.48 | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Seychelles | 5.43 | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Georgia | 5.27 | 2005 | ||
| 74 | United States | 5.23 | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Malaysia | 5.22 | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 5.19 | 2005 | |||
| 76 | Nepal | 5.18 | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Gabon | 5.07 | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Spain | 5.07 | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Malta | 4.95 | 2005 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 4.87 | 2005 | |||
| 80 | Fiji | 4.86 | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Austria | 4.86 | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Tunisia | 4.69 | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Liberia | 4.59 | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 4.57 | 2005 | |||
| 84 | Hungary | 4.36 | 2005 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 4.34 | 2005 | |||
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 4.28 | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 4.27 | 2005 | |||
| 86 | Poland | 4.24 | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 4.24 | 2005 | |||
| 87 | Paraguay | 4.23 | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Costa Rica | 4.08 | 2003 | ||
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 4.01 | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Suriname | 4 | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Guyana | 3.94 | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 3.92 | 2005 | |||
| 92 | Sudan | 3.89 | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Denmark | 3.87 | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Guatemala | 3.79 | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Slovakia | 3.71 | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Belize | 3.68 | 2005 | ||
| 97 | Netherlands | 3.68 | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Brazil | 3.62 | 2005 | ||
| 99 | United Kingdom | 3.6 | 2005 | ||
| 100 | Panama | 3.57 | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Belgium | 3.53 | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Chad | 3.49 | 2005 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 3.49 | 2005 | |||
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.49 | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 3.48 | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Germany | 3.46 | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Ecuador | 3.43 | 2005 | ||
| 107 | Luxembourg | 3.25 | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Sweden | 3.17 | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.09 | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Venezuela | 3.07 | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Honduras | 2.9 | 2005 | ||
| 112 | China | 2.88 | 2005 | ||
| 113 | Swaziland | 2.86 | 1999 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 2.85 | 2005 | |||
| 114 | Moldova | 2.78 | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Czech Republic | 2.74 | 2005 | ||
| 116 | India | 2.7 | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Argentina | 2.64 | 2005 | ||
| 118 | El Salvador | 2.63 | 2005 | ||
| 119 | The Bahamas | 2.61 | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Australia | 2.6 | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Indonesia | 2.59 | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Nicaragua | 2.57 | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Sierra Leone | 2.54 | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Ireland | 2.4 | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Ethiopia | 2.4 | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.31 | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Barbados | 2.23 | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Canada | 2.2 | 2005 | ||
| 129 | New Zealand | 2.18 | 2005 | ||
| 130 | Latvia | 2.17 | 2005 | ||
| 131 | Japan | 2.13 | 2005 | ||
| 132 | Cape Verde | 2.09 | 2005 | ||
| 133 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.06 | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Tajikistan | 1.91 | 2005 | ||
| 135 | Mexico | 1.84 | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Bangladesh | 1.76 | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Togo | 1.76 | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Philippines | 1.71 | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Senegal | 1.69 | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.66 | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Uganda | 1.64 | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Mauritius | 1.61 | 2005 | ||
| 143 | Zambia | 1.39 | 2005 | ||
| 144 | Guinea | 1.36 | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Cameroon | 1.27 | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.2 | 2005 | ||
| 147 | Madagascar | 1.2 | 2005 | ||
| 148 | South Africa | 1.19 | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Nigeria | 1.15 | 2005 | ||
| 150 | Jamaica | 1.13 | 2005 | ||
| 151 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.09 | 2005 | ||
| 152 | Afghanistan | 1.09 | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Lesotho | 1.04 | 2005 | ||
| 154 | East Timor | 1.03 | 2004 | ||
| 155 | Mali | 1 | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Benin | 0.978 | 2005 | ||
| 157 | Burkina Faso | 0.838 | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Kenya | 0.81 | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Niger | 0.759 | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Central African Republic | 0.757 | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Tanzania | 0.721 | 2005 | ||
| 162 | Haiti | 0.589 | 2003 | ||
| 163 | The Gambia | 0.557 | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Malawi | 0.542 | 2005 | ||
| 165 | Mozambique | 0.524 | 2005 | ||
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | 0.492 | 2005 | ||
| 167 | Iceland | 0.345 | 2003 | ||
| 168 | Ghana | 0.327 | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Military > Personnel per 1000
- Israel ranked first for personnel per 1000 amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- Brunei ranked first for personnel per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Greece ranked first for personnel per 1000 amongst European Union in 2005.
- Eritrea ranked first for personnel per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- North Korea ranked first for personnel per 1000 globally in 2005.
- Singapore ranked first for personnel per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- Belarus ranked first for personnel per 1000 amongst Europe in 2005.
- Bulgaria ranked first for personnel per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
- Armenia ranked second for personnel per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Laos ranked first for personnel per 1000 amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
