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Armed forces personnel, total

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2020. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•174 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
156,551.7value
Median: 30,000.0value
Countries Covered
174
with available data
Highest
India
3,068,000.0value
Lowest
Antigua and Barbuda
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1India3,068,000.0value
2People's Republic of China2,535,000.0value
3North Korea1,469,000.0value
4Russian Federation1,454,000.0value
5United States of America1,395,000.0value
By Region
Asia483,040.0value(25 countries)
North America462,750.0value(4 countries)
South America232,714.3value(7 countries)
Africa223,888.9value(9 countries)
Europe76,218.8value(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (3,068,000.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 156,551.7value)

Asia (25)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Other (95)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2020. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1India3,068,000.0value
2People's Republic of China2,535,000.0value
3North Korea1,469,000.0value
4Russian Federation1,454,000.0value
5United States of America1,395,000.0value
6Pakistan943,000.0value
7Egypt836,000.0value
8Brazil762,000.0value
9Indonesia676,000.0value
10Islamic Republic of Iran650,000.0value
11South Korea569,000.0value
12Vietnam522,000.0value
13Türkiye512,000.0value
14Myanmar463,000.0value
15Iraq459,000.0value
16Thailand455,000.0value
17Colombia428,000.0value
18Venezuela343,000.0value
19Mexico341,000.0value
20Italy338,000.0value
21Algeria326,000.0value
22Sri Lanka317,000.0value
23France304,000.0value
24Ukraine298,000.0value
25Saudi Arabia282,000.0value
26Syrian Arab Republic269,000.0value
27Japan261,000.0value
28Morocco246,000.0value
29Bangladesh227,000.0value
30Nigeria223,000.0value
31Eritrea202,000.0value
32Spain199,000.0value
33Cambodia191,000.0value
34Poland189,000.0value
35Germany183,000.0value
36Israel178,000.0value
37Afghanistan165,000.0value
38Belarus158,000.0value
39Peru158,000.0value
40Philippines157,000.0value
41United Kingdom153,000.0value
42Greece147,000.0value
43Sudan144,000.0value
44Ethiopia138,000.0value
45Malaysia136,000.0value
46Democratic Republic of the Congo134,000.0value
47Lao People's Democratic Republic129,000.0value
48Romania128,000.0value
49Angola117,000.0value
50Jordan116,000.0value
51Chile114,000.0value
52Nepal112,000.0value
53Argentina103,000.0value
54South Africa89,000.0value
55Azerbaijan82,000.0value
56Lebanon80,000.0value
57Cuba76,000.0value
58Canada72,000.0value
59Dominican Republic71,000.0value
60Kazakhstan71,000.0value
61Bolivia71,000.0value
62Uzbekistan68,000.0value
63United Arab Emirates63,000.0value
64Australia60,000.0value
65Singapore59,000.0value
66Turkmenistan57,000.0value
67South Sudan53,000.0value
68Portugal52,000.0value
69Zimbabwe51,000.0value
70Tunisia48,000.0value
71Oman47,000.0value
72Armenia47,000.0value
73Hungary46,000.0value
74Uganda46,000.0value
75Chad45,000.0value
76Guatemala43,000.0value
77Ecuador42,000.0value
78El Salvador42,000.0value
79Mali41,000.0value
80Netherlands41,000.0value
81Yemen40,000.0value
82Bulgaria37,000.0value
83Lithuania37,000.0value
84Rwanda35,000.0value
85Cameroon34,000.0value
86Serbia32,000.0value
87Burundi31,000.0value
88Paraguay29,000.0value
89Panama28,000.0value
90United Republic of Tanzania28,000.0value
91Czech Republic27,000.0value
92Cote d'Ivoire27,000.0value
93Georgia26,000.0value
94Kuwait25,000.0value
95Norway25,000.0value
96Kenya24,000.0value
97Belgium24,000.0value
98Honduras23,000.0value
99Austria23,000.0value
100Finland22,000.0value
101Madagascar22,000.0value
102Qatar22,000.0value
103Uruguay22,000.0value
104Kyrgyzstan21,000.0value
105Mauritania21,000.0value
106Croatia20,000.0value
107Switzerland20,000.0value
108Senegal19,000.0value
109Bahrain19,000.0value
110Mongolia18,000.0value
111Slovakia18,000.0value
112Tajikistan17,000.0value
113Ghana16,000.0value
114Namibia16,000.0value
115The Republic of North Macedonia16,000.0value
116Zambia16,000.0value
117Denmark15,000.0value
118Malawi15,000.0value
119Sweden15,000.0value
120Somalia14,000.0value
121Cyprus13,000.0value
122Djibouti13,000.0value
123Guinea13,000.0value
124Republic of the Congo12,000.0value
125Benin12,000.0value
126Montenegro12,000.0value
127Nicaragua12,000.0value
128Mozambique11,000.0value
129Burkina Faso11,000.0value
130Bosnia and Herzegovina11,000.0value
131Central African Republic10,000.0value
132Costa Rica10,000.0value
133New Zealand10,000.0value
134Niger10,000.0value
135Togo10,000.0value
136Ireland9,000.0value
137Latvia9,000.0value
138Sierra Leone9,000.0value
139Botswana9,000.0value
140Albania8,000.0value
141Brunei Darussalam8,000.0value
142Estonia7,000.0value
143Gabon7,000.0value
144Slovenia7,000.0value
145Jamaica6,000.0value
146Moldova, Republic of6,000.0value
147Bhutan6,000.0value
148Maldives5,000.0value
149Trinidad and Tobago5,000.0value
150Fiji4,000.0value
151Republic of The Gambia4,000.0value
152Papua New Guinea4,000.0value
153Guinea-Bissau4,000.0value
154Guyana3,000.0value
155Mauritius3,000.0value
156Eswatini3,000.0value
157Lesotho2,000.0value
158Liberia2,000.0value
159Malta2,000.0value
160Timor-Leste2,000.0value
161Suriname2,000.0value
162Bahamas2,000.0value
163Belize2,000.0value
164Cape Verde1,000.0value
165Equatorial Guinea1,000.0value
166Haiti1,000.0value
167Luxembourg1,000.0value
168Sao Tome and Principe1,000.0value
169Barbados1,000.0value
170State of Palestine0.0value
171Iceland0.0value
172Libya0.0value
173Seychelles0.0value
174Antigua and Barbuda0.0value
Showing 174 of 174 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2020).

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