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Armed forces personnel, total by country

people · 170 countries ranked · 2020

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Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 170
  1. 1IndiaWorld rank 1st of 170
    up +0.8 %
  2. 2ChinaWorld rank 2nd of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  3. 3North KoreaWorld rank 3rd of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  4. 4RussiaWorld rank 4th of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  5. 5United StatesWorld rank 5th of 170
    up +0.5 %
  6. 6PakistanWorld rank 6th of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  7. 7EgyptWorld rank 7th of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  8. 8BrazilWorld rank 8th of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  9. 9IndonesiaWorld rank 9th of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  10. 10IranWorld rank 10th of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  11. 11South KoreaWorld rank 11th of 170
    down −7.2 %
  12. 12VietnamWorld rank 12th of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  13. 13TürkiyeWorld rank 13th of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  14. 14MyanmarWorld rank 14th of 170
    down −9.7 %
  15. 15IraqWorld rank 15th of 170
    up +34.6 %
  16. 16ThailandWorld rank 16th of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  17. 17ColombiaWorld rank 17th of 170
    down −11.0 %
  18. 18VenezuelaWorld rank 18th of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  19. 19MexicoWorld rank 19th of 170
    up +4.0 %
  20. 20ItalyWorld rank 20th of 170
    down −1.2 %
  21. 21AlgeriaWorld rank 21st of 170
    up +2.8 %
  22. 22Sri LankaWorld rank 22nd of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  23. 23FranceWorld rank 23rd of 170
    unchanged +0.0 %
  24. 24UkraineWorld rank 24th of 170
    down −4.2 %
  25. 25Saudi ArabiaWorld rank 25th of 170
    up +11.9 %

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Armed forces personnel, total, 2020. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

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Rank by year for India, China, North Korea, 2000–2024.