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Military > Personnel per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 North KoreaNorth Korea 54.38 2005
2 EritreaEritrea 41.61 2005
3 SingaporeSingapore 39.15 2005
4 BruneiBrunei 29.91 2005
5 IsraelIsrael 25.4 2005
6 BahrainBahrain 23.88 2005
7 SyriaSyria 22.9 2005
8 LaosLaos 22.28 2005
9 LebanonLebanon 21.32 2005
10 JordanJordan 20.51 2005
11 BelarusBelarus 18.94 2005
12 MaldivesMaldives 18.33 2000
13 OmanOman 18.24 2005
14 DjiboutiDjibouti 16.74 2005
15 ArmeniaArmenia 16.25 2005
16 GreeceGreece 15.13 2005
17 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 14.66 2005
18 QatarQatar 14.61 2005
19 South KoreaSouth Korea 14.4 2005
20 CambodiaCambodia 14.3 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 13.81 2005
21 LibyaLibya 13.58 2005
22 United Arab EmiratesUAE 12.29 2005
23 EgyptEgypt 11.13 2005
24 BulgariaBulgaria 10.98 2005
25 BhutanBhutan 10.63 2000
26 BurundiBurundi 10.55 2005
27 CyprusCyprus 10.41 2005
28 Sri LankaSri Lanka 10.18 2005
29 NorwayNorway 10.17 2005
30 RussiaRussia 10.14 2005
31 KuwaitKuwait 10.02 2005
32 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 9.77 2005
33 BurmaBurma 9.63 2005
34 AlgeriaAlgeria 9.39 2005
35 TurkeyTurkey 9.11 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 9 2003
36 PortugalPortugal 8.82 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 8.78 2005
37 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 8.75 2005
38 LithuaniaLithuania 8.49 2005
39 IranIran 8.34 2005
40 MoroccoMorocco 8.33 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 8.31 2005
41 IraqIraq 8.29 2005
42 RomaniaRomania 8.18 2005
43 ColombiaColombia 7.78 2005
44 ItalyItaly 7.59 2005
45 UruguayUruguay 7.49 2005
46 BoliviaBolivia 7.48 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 7.43 2005
47 NamibiaNamibia 7.4 2005
48 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 7.28 1999
49 AngolaAngola 7.13 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 7.11 2005
50 ChileChile 7.1 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 7.05 2005
51 AlbaniaAlbania 7.04 2005
52 CroatiaCroatia 6.98 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 6.89 2003
53 YemenYemen 6.85 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 6.81 2005
54 SomaliaSomalia 6.77 2000
55 CubaCuba 6.73 2005
56 MauritaniaMauritania 6.67 2005
57 KazakhstanKazakhstan 6.67 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 6.43 2005
58 ThailandThailand 6.42 2005
59 MongoliaMongolia 6.33 2005
60 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 6.33 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 6.29 2005
61 VietnamVietnam 6.01 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 6 2005
62 SloveniaSlovenia 6 2005
63 EstoniaEstonia 5.94 2005
64 FinlandFinland 5.91 2005
65 BotswanaBotswana 5.86 2005
66 PakistanPakistan 5.83 2005
67 UkraineUkraine 5.8 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 5.7 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 5.69 2005
68 FranceFrance 5.68 2005
69 PeruPeru 5.66 2005
70 RwandaRwanda 5.62 2005
71 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 5.48 2005
72 SeychellesSeychelles 5.43 2005
73 GeorgiaGeorgia 5.27 2005
74 United StatesUnited States 5.23 2005
75 MalaysiaMalaysia 5.22 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 5.19 2005
76 NepalNepal 5.18 2005
77 GabonGabon 5.07 2005
78 SpainSpain 5.07 2005
79 MaltaMalta 4.95 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 4.87 2005
80 FijiFiji 4.86 2005
81 AustriaAustria 4.86 2005
82 TunisiaTunisia 4.69 2005
83 LiberiaLiberia 4.59 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 4.57 2005
84 HungaryHungary 4.36 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 4.34 2005
85 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 4.28 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 4.27 2005
86 PolandPoland 4.24 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 4.24 2005
87 ParaguayParaguay 4.23 2005
88 Costa RicaCosta Rica 4.08 2003
89 ZimbabweZimbabwe 4.01 2005
90 SurinameSuriname 4 2005
91 GuyanaGuyana 3.94 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3.92 2005
92 SudanSudan 3.89 2005
93 DenmarkDenmark 3.87 2005
94 GuatemalaGuatemala 3.79 2005
95 SlovakiaSlovakia 3.71 2005
96 BelizeBelize 3.68 2005
97 NetherlandsNetherlands 3.68 2005
98 BrazilBrazil 3.62 2005
99 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 3.6 2005
100 PanamaPanama 3.57 2005
101 BelgiumBelgium 3.53 2005
102 ChadChad 3.49 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 3.49 2005
103 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3.49 2005
104 UzbekistanUzbekistan 3.48 2005
105 GermanyGermany 3.46 2005
106 EcuadorEcuador 3.43 2005
107 LuxembourgLuxembourg 3.25 2005
108 SwedenSweden 3.17 2005
109 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.09 2005
110 VenezuelaVenezuela 3.07 2005
111 HondurasHonduras 2.9 2005
112 ChinaChina 2.88 2005
113 SwazilandSwaziland 2.86 1999
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 2.85 2005
114 MoldovaMoldova 2.78 2005
115 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.74 2005
116 IndiaIndia 2.7 2005
117 ArgentinaArgentina 2.64 2005
118 El SalvadorEl Salvador 2.63 2005
119 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2.61 2005
120 AustraliaAustralia 2.6 2005
121 IndonesiaIndonesia 2.59 2005
122 NicaraguaNicaragua 2.57 2005
123 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2.54 2005
124 IrelandIreland 2.4 2005
125 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.4 2005
126 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2.31 2005
127 BarbadosBarbados 2.23 2005
128 CanadaCanada 2.2 2005
129 New ZealandNew Zealand 2.18 2005
130 LatviaLatvia 2.17 2005
131 JapanJapan 2.13 2005
132 Cape VerdeCape Verde 2.09 2005
133 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 2.06 2005
134 TajikistanTajikistan 1.91 2005
135 MexicoMexico 1.84 2005
136 BangladeshBangladesh 1.76 2005
137 TogoTogo 1.76 2005
138 PhilippinesPhilippines 1.71 2005
139 SenegalSenegal 1.69 2005
140 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 1.66 2005
141 UgandaUganda 1.64 2005
142 MauritiusMauritius 1.61 2005
143 ZambiaZambia 1.39 2005
144 GuineaGuinea 1.36 2005
145 CameroonCameroon 1.27 2005
146 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1.2 2005
147 MadagascarMadagascar 1.2 2005
148 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.19 2005
149 NigeriaNigeria 1.15 2005
150 JamaicaJamaica 1.13 2005
151 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1.09 2005
152 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.09 2005
153 LesothoLesotho 1.04 2005
154 East TimorEast Timor 1.03 2004
155 MaliMali 1 2005
156 BeninBenin 0.978 2005
157 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.838 2005
158 KenyaKenya 0.81 2005
159 NigerNiger 0.759 2005
160 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.757 2005
161 TanzaniaTanzania 0.721 2005
162 HaitiHaiti 0.589 2003
163 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.557 2005
164 MalawiMalawi 0.542 2005
165 MozambiqueMozambique 0.524 2005
166 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.492 2005
167 IcelandIceland 0.345 2003
168 GhanaGhana 0.327 2005

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