Military Size By Country

Total Military Active Duty
Total Military Active Dutyℹ️
1.ChinaChina2.2M
2.IndiaIndia1.5M
3.United StatesUnited States1.4M
4.North KoreaNorth Korea1.3M
5.RussiaRussia1.0M
6.PakistanPakistan 654.0K
7.IranIran 610.0K
8.South KoreaSouth Korea 599.0K
9.VietnamVietnam 482.0K
10.EgyptEgypt 438.5K
11.MyanmarMyanmar 406.0K
12.IndonesiaIndonesia 395.5K
13.BrazilBrazil 366.5K
14.ThailandThailand 360.9K
15.TurkeyTurkey 355.2K
16.ColombiaColombia 293.2K
17.Sri LankaSri Lanka 255.0K
18.JapanJapan 247.2K
19.Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 227.0K
20.MexicoMexico 216.0K
21.UkraineUkraine 209.0K
22.FranceFrance 203.3K
23.EritreaEritrea 201.8K
24.MoroccoMorocco 195.8K
25.IraqIraq 193.0K
26.South SudanSouth Sudan 185.0K
27.GermanyGermany 183.5K
28.AfghanistanAfghanistan 178.8K
29.IsraelIsrael 169.5K
30.SyriaSyria 169.0K
31.ItalyItaly 165.5K
32.BangladeshBangladesh 163.1K
33.TaiwanTaiwan 163.0K
34.United KingdomUnited Kingdom 148.5K
35.PhilippinesPhilippines 143.1K
36.NigeriaNigeria 143.0K
37.GreeceGreece 142.7K
38.EthiopiaEthiopia 138.0K
39.DR CongoDR Congo 134.3K
40.AlgeriaAlgeria 130.0K
41.AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 127.0K
42.CambodiaCambodia 124.3K
43.VenezuelaVenezuela 123.0K
44.SpainSpain 120.4K
45.PolandPoland 114.1K
46.MalaysiaMalaysia 113.0K
47.AngolaAngola 107.0K
48.SudanSudan 104.3K
49.JordanJordan 100.5K
50.NepalNepal 96.6K
51.PeruPeru 81.0K
52.ChileChile 77.2K
53.ArgentinaArgentina 72.1K
54.RomaniaRomania 69.3K
55.CanadaCanada 67.4K
56.South AfricaSouth Africa 65.4K
57.United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 63.0K
58.LebanonLebanon 60.0K
59.AustraliaAustralia 58.6K
60.Dominican RepublicDominican Republic 56.1K
61.SingaporeSingapore 51.0K
62.CubaCuba 49.0K
63.UzbekistanUzbekistan 48.0K
64.BelarusBelarus 45.4K
65.UgandaUganda 45.0K
66.ArmeniaArmenia 44.8K
67.OmanOman 42.6K
68.EcuadorEcuador 40.3K
69.YemenYemen 40.0K
70.KazakhstanKazakhstan 39.0K
71.BulgariaBulgaria 37.0K
72.TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 36.5K
73.TunisiaTunisia 35.8K
74.NetherlandsNetherlands 35.4K
75.BoliviaBolivia 34.1K
76.ChadChad 33.3K
77.RwandaRwanda 33.0K
78.BurundiBurundi 30.1K
79.SwedenSweden 29.8K
80.LaosLaos 29.1K
81.ZimbabweZimbabwe 29.0K
82.SerbiaSerbia 28.2K
83.HungaryHungary 27.8K
84.Ivory CoastIvory Coast 27.4K
85.PortugalPortugal 27.3K
86.TanzaniaTanzania 27.0K
87.BelgiumBelgium 26.3K
88.CameroonCameroon 25.4K
89.El SalvadorEl Salvador 24.5K
90.KenyaKenya 24.1K
91.FinlandFinland 23.8K
92.NorwayNorway 23.3K
93.AustriaAustria 22.1K
94.Czech RepublicCzech Republic 21.8K
95.UruguayUruguay 21.0K
96.GeorgiaGeorgia 20.7K
97.LithuaniaLithuania 19.9K
98.SomaliaSomalia 19.8K
99.SwitzerlandSwitzerland 19.6K
100.GuatemalaGuatemala 18.1K
101.KuwaitKuwait 17.5K
102.QatarQatar 16.5K
103.MauritaniaMauritania 15.9K
104.SlovakiaSlovakia 15.9K
105.GhanaGhana 15.5K
106.CroatiaCroatia 15.2K
107.ZambiaZambia 15.1K
108.CyprusCyprus 15.0K
109.HondurasHonduras 15.0K
110.DenmarkDenmark 14.5K
111.ParaguayParaguay 14.0K
112.SenegalSenegal 13.6K
113.MadagascarMadagascar 13.5K
114.MaliMali 13.0K
115.NicaraguaNicaragua 12.0K
116.Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 11.2K
117.MozambiqueMozambique 11.2K
118.KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 10.9K
119.MalawiMalawi 10.7K
120.Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 10.5K
121.DjiboutiDjibouti 10.5K
122.Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo 10.0K
123.NamibiaNamibia 9.9K
124.MongoliaMongolia 9.7K
125.GuineaGuinea 9.7K
126.IrelandIreland 9.5K
127.Central African RepublicCentral African Republic 9.2K
128.New ZealandNew Zealand 9.0K
129.BotswanaBotswana 9.0K
130.TajikistanTajikistan 8.8K
131.TogoTogo 8.6K
132.Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 8.5K
133.BahrainBahrain 8.2K
134.North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia 8.0K
135.AlbaniaAlbania 8.0K
136.SloveniaSlovenia 7.3K
137.BeninBenin 7.3K
138.BruneiBrunei 7.2K
139.EstoniaEstonia 7.1K
140.LatviaLatvia 6.2K
141.NigerNiger 5.3K
142.MoldovaMoldova 5.2K
143.GabonGabon 4.7K
144.Guinea BissauGuinea Bissau 4.5K
145.Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago 4.1K
146.JamaicaJamaica 4.0K
147.Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea 3.6K
148.FijiFiji 3.5K
149.GuyanaGuyana 3.4K
150.MontenegroMontenegro 2.4K
151.LiberiaLiberia 2.0K
152.LesothoLesotho 2.0K
153.MaltaMalta 2.0K
154.SurinameSuriname 1.8K
155.BelizeBelize 1.5K
156.Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea 1.5K
157.BahamasBahamas 1.3K
158.Cape VerdeCape Verde 1.2K
159.LuxembourgLuxembourg900
160.GambiaGambia800
161.BarbadosBarbados610
162.SeychellesSeychelles420
163.Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda180
164.HaitiHaiti150
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Military Strength Around the World

As the geopolitical landscape of the world continues to shift and reshape, maintaining an effective defense force remains integral for countries around the globe. It is not just the size, but also the technology and capabilities of a nation's military that contribute to its ability to defend its sovereignty and meet international obligations. However, the size of a country's military, measured by the total number of active and reserve personnel, does offer some insights into its potential military capabilities.

Key Insights:

  • The Asian giant China tops the list with a staggering 2.2 million total military personnel, underlining its massive defense infrastructure. With its booming economy and technological advances, China continues to invest heavily in its military capabilities.
  • Regarding raw numbers, India trails behind China with its 1.5 million-strong military. However, the United States, while sitting third with 1.4 million military personnel, arguably has the most technologically advanced military capabilities in the world.
  • North Korea and Russia round off the top five nations with the largest military, boasting 1.3 million and 1 million personnel, respectively.
  • Outside the top five, countries vary widely in their military sizes. For instance, Pakistan has 654,000 military personnel, while countries like Luxembourg and Barbados maintain relatively minuscule defense forces with 900 and 610 personnel, respectively.

Largest Militaries in the World

The ten countries with the highest total military personnel are China, India, the United States, North Korea, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, South Korea, Vietnam, and Egypt. The country with the largest number of military personnel is China, with a whopping 2.2 million personnel. India stands second with 1.5 million military personnel. The United States is not far behind in third place, with 1.4 million personnel.

North Korea, with a considerable military size, has about 1.3 million military personnel, making it the fourth largest military by personnel. Russia also features amongst the top rankers, with a strength of 1 million personnel. The sixth and seventh countries with the largest military personnel are Pakistan and Iran, with 654.0K and 610.0K, respectively.

The next three countries all fall under 600.0K: South Korea records 599.0K military personnel, while Vietnam and Egypt report 482.0K and 438.5K military personnel, respectively.

10 Countries with the Highest Military Personnel:

  1. China - 2.2 Million
  2. India - 1.5 Million
  3. United States - 1.4 Million
  4. North Korea - 1.3 Million
  5. Russia - 1 Million
  6. Pakistan - 654.0K
  7. Iran - 610.0K
  8. South Korea - 599.0K
  9. Vietnam - 482.0K
  10. Egypt - 438.5K

Smallest Militaries in the World

The country with the smallest reported military in terms of active personnel is Haiti, which only has 150 total military personnel. This is followed closely by Antigua and Barbuda, another island nation in the Caribbean, with 180 total military personnel.

Meanwhile, the Seychelles, an island country in the Indian Ocean, has a total of 420 military personnel, making it the third country with the smallest military force. Barbados and Gambia also have small military forces, with 610 and 800 total military personnel, respectively. Luxembourg, in Europe, despite its wealth and high standard of living, only has 900 total military personnel.

Further down the list are Cape Verde, the Bahamas, Equatorial Guinea, and Belize. Cape Verde has a total military force of 1.2k, while the Bahamas Equatorial Guinea, and Belize have 1.3k and 1.5k total military personnel, respectively. Countries with the Smallest Military:

  1. Haiti - 150 total military personnel
  2. Antigua and Barbuda - 180 total military personnel
  3. Seychelles - 420 total military personnel
  4. Barbados - 610 total military personnel
  5. Gambia - 800 total military personnel
  6. Luxembourg - 900 total military personnel
  7. Cape Verde - 1.2k total military personnel
  8. Bahamas - 1.3k total military personnel
  9. Equatorial Guinea - 1.5k total military personnel
  10. Belize - 1.5k total military personnel

By Region

Afghanistan

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Afghanistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

178.8K

#28

Albania

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Albania

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

8.0K

#135

Algeria

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Algeria

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

130.0K

#40

Angola

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Angola

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

107.0K

#47

Antigua and Barbuda

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Antigua and Barbuda

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

180

#163

Argentina

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Argentina

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

72.1K

#53

Armenia

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Armenia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

44.8K

#66

Australia

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Australia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

58.6K

#59

Austria

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Austria

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

22.1K

#93

Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

127.0K

#41

Bahamas

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Bahamas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

1.3K

#157

Bahrain

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Bahrain

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

8.2K

#133

Bangladesh

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Bangladesh

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

163.1K

#32

Barbados

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Barbados

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

610

#161

Belarus

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Belarus

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

45.4K

#64

Belgium

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Belgium

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

26.3K

#87

Belize

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Belize

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

1.5K

#155

Benin

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Benin

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

7.3K

#137

Bolivia

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Bolivia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

34.1K

#75

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

10.5K

#120

Botswana

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Botswana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

9.0K

#129

Brazil

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Brazil

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

366.5K

#13

Brunei

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Brunei

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

7.2K

#138

Bulgaria

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Bulgaria

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

37.0K

#71

Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

11.2K

#116

Burundi

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Burundi

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

30.1K

#78

Cambodia

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Cambodia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

124.3K

#42

Cameroon

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Cameroon

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

25.4K

#88

Canada

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Canada

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

67.4K

#55

Cape Verde

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Cape Verde

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

1.2K

#158

Central African Republic

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Central African Republic

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

9.2K

#127

Chad

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Chad

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

33.3K

#76

Chile

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Chile

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

77.2K

#52

China

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China

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

2.2M

#1

Colombia

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Colombia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

293.2K

#16

Croatia

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Croatia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

15.2K

#106

Cuba

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Cuba

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

49.0K

#62

Cyprus

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Cyprus

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

15.0K

#108

Czech Republic

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Czech Republic

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

21.8K

#94

DR Congo

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DR Congo

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

134.3K

#39

Denmark

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Denmark

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

14.5K

#110

Djibouti

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Djibouti

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

10.5K

#121

Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

56.1K

#60

Ecuador

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Ecuador

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

40.3K

#68

Egypt

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Egypt

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

438.5K

#10

El Salvador

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El Salvador

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

24.5K

#89

Equatorial Guinea

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Equatorial Guinea

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

1.5K

#156

Eritrea

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Eritrea

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

201.8K

#23

Estonia

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Estonia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

7.1K

#139

Ethiopia

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Ethiopia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

138.0K

#38

Fiji

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Fiji

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

3.5K

#148

Finland

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Finland

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

23.8K

#91

France

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France

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

203.3K

#22

Gabon

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Gabon

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

4.7K

#143

Gambia

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Gambia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

800

#160

Georgia

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Georgia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

20.7K

#96

Germany

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Germany

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

183.5K

#27

Ghana

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Ghana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

15.5K

#105

Greece

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Greece

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

142.7K

#37

Guatemala

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Guatemala

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

18.1K

#100

Guinea

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Guinea

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

9.7K

#125

Guinea Bissau

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Guinea Bissau

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

4.5K

#144

Guyana

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Guyana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

3.4K

#149

Haiti

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Haiti

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

150

#164

Honduras

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Honduras

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

15.0K

#109

Hungary

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Hungary

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

27.8K

#83

India

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India

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

1.5M

#2

Indonesia

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Indonesia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

395.5K

#12

Iran

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Iran

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

610.0K

#7

Iraq

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Iraq

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

193.0K

#25

Ireland

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Ireland

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

9.5K

#126

Israel

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Israel

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

169.5K

#29

Italy

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Italy

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

165.5K

#31

Ivory Coast

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Ivory Coast

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

27.4K

#84

Jamaica

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Jamaica

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

4.0K

#146

Japan

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Japan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

247.2K

#18

Jordan

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Jordan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

100.5K

#49

Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

39.0K

#70

Kenya

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Kenya

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

24.1K

#90

Kuwait

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Kuwait

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

17.5K

#101

Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

10.9K

#118

Laos

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Laos

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

29.1K

#80

Latvia

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Latvia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

6.2K

#140

Lebanon

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Lebanon

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

60.0K

#58

Lesotho

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Lesotho

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

2.0K

#152

Liberia

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Liberia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

2.0K

#151

Lithuania

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Lithuania

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

19.9K

#97

Luxembourg

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Luxembourg

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

900

#159

Madagascar

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Madagascar

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

13.5K

#113

Malawi

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Malawi

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

10.7K

#119

Malaysia

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Malaysia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

113.0K

#46

Mali

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Mali

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

13.0K

#114

Malta

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Malta

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

2.0K

#153

Mauritania

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Mauritania

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

15.9K

#103

Mexico

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Mexico

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

216.0K

#20

Moldova

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Moldova

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

5.2K

#142

Mongolia

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Mongolia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

9.7K

#124

Montenegro

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Montenegro

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

2.4K

#150

Morocco

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Morocco

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

195.8K

#24

Mozambique

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Mozambique

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

11.2K

#117

Myanmar

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Myanmar

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

406.0K

#11

Namibia

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Namibia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

9.9K

#123

Nepal

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Nepal

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

96.6K

#50

Netherlands

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Netherlands

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

35.4K

#74

New Zealand

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New Zealand

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

9.0K

#128

Nicaragua

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Nicaragua

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

12.0K

#115

Niger

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Niger

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

5.3K

#141

Nigeria

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Nigeria

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

143.0K

#36

North Korea

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North Korea

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

1.3M

#4

North Macedonia

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North Macedonia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

8.0K

#134

Norway

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Norway

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

23.3K

#92

Oman

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Oman

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

42.6K

#67

Pakistan

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Pakistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

654.0K

#6

Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

3.6K

#147

Paraguay

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Paraguay

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

14.0K

#111

Peru

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Peru

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

81.0K

#51

Philippines

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Philippines

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

143.1K

#35

Poland

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Poland

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

114.1K

#45

Portugal

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Portugal

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

27.3K

#85

Qatar

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Qatar

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

16.5K

#102

Republic of the Congo

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Republic of the Congo

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

10.0K

#122

Romania

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Romania

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

69.3K

#54

Russia

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Russia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

1.0M

#5

Rwanda

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Rwanda

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

33.0K

#77

Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

227.0K

#19

Senegal

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Senegal

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

13.6K

#112

Serbia

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Serbia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

28.2K

#82

Seychelles

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Seychelles

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

420

#162

Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

8.5K

#132

Singapore

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Singapore

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

51.0K

#61

Slovakia

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Slovakia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

15.9K

#104

Slovenia

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Slovenia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

7.3K

#136

Somalia

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Somalia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

19.8K

#98

South Africa

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South Africa

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

65.4K

#56

South Korea

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South Korea

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

599.0K

#8

South Sudan

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South Sudan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

185.0K

#26

Spain

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Spain

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

120.4K

#44

Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

255.0K

#17

Sudan

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Sudan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

104.3K

#48

Suriname

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Suriname

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

1.8K

#154

Sweden

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Sweden

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

29.8K

#79

Switzerland

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Switzerland

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

19.6K

#99

Syria

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Syria

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

169.0K

#30

Taiwan

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Taiwan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

163.0K

#33

Tajikistan

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Tajikistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

8.8K

#130

Tanzania

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Tanzania

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

27.0K

#86

Thailand

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Thailand

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

360.9K

#14

Togo

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Togo

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

8.6K

#131

Trinidad and Tobago

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Trinidad and Tobago

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

4.1K

#145

Tunisia

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Tunisia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

35.8K

#73

Turkey

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Turkey

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

355.2K

#15

Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

36.5K

#72

Uganda

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Uganda

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

45.0K

#65

Ukraine

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Ukraine

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

209.0K

#21

United Arab Emirates

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United Arab Emirates

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

63.0K

#57

United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

148.5K

#34

United States

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United States

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

1.4M

#3

Uruguay

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Uruguay

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

21.0K

#95

Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

48.0K

#63

Venezuela

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Venezuela

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

123.0K

#43

Vietnam

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Vietnam

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

482.0K

#9

Yemen

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Yemen

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

40.0K

#69

Zambia

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Zambia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

15.1K

#107

Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Military Active Duty

29.0K

#81

Table

Region ↕Total Military Active Duty ↕
Afghanistan iconAfghanistan 178.8K
Albania iconAlbania 8.0K
Algeria iconAlgeria 130.0K
Angola iconAngola 107.0K
Antigua and Barbuda iconAntigua and Barbuda180
Argentina iconArgentina 72.1K
Armenia iconArmenia 44.8K
Australia iconAustralia 58.6K
Austria iconAustria 22.1K
Azerbaijan iconAzerbaijan 127.0K
Bahamas iconBahamas 1.3K
Bahrain iconBahrain 8.2K
Bangladesh iconBangladesh 163.1K
Barbados iconBarbados610
Belarus iconBelarus 45.4K
Belgium iconBelgium 26.3K
Belize iconBelize 1.5K
Benin iconBenin 7.3K
Bolivia iconBolivia 34.1K
Bosnia and Herzegovina iconBosnia and Herzegovina 10.5K
Botswana iconBotswana 9.0K
Brazil iconBrazil 366.5K
Brunei iconBrunei 7.2K
Bulgaria iconBulgaria 37.0K
Burkina Faso iconBurkina Faso 11.2K
Burundi iconBurundi 30.1K
Cambodia iconCambodia 124.3K
Cameroon iconCameroon 25.4K
Canada iconCanada 67.4K
Cape Verde iconCape Verde 1.2K
Central African Republic iconCentral African Republic 9.2K
Chad iconChad 33.3K
Chile iconChile 77.2K
China iconChina2.2M
Colombia iconColombia 293.2K
Croatia iconCroatia 15.2K
Cuba iconCuba 49.0K
Cyprus iconCyprus 15.0K
Czech Republic iconCzech Republic 21.8K
DR Congo iconDR Congo 134.3K
Denmark iconDenmark 14.5K
Djibouti iconDjibouti 10.5K
Dominican Republic iconDominican Republic 56.1K
Ecuador iconEcuador 40.3K
Egypt iconEgypt 438.5K
El Salvador iconEl Salvador 24.5K
Equatorial Guinea iconEquatorial Guinea 1.5K
Eritrea iconEritrea 201.8K
Estonia iconEstonia 7.1K
Ethiopia iconEthiopia 138.0K
Fiji iconFiji 3.5K
Finland iconFinland 23.8K
France iconFrance 203.3K
Gabon iconGabon 4.7K
Gambia iconGambia800
Georgia iconGeorgia 20.7K
Germany iconGermany 183.5K
Ghana iconGhana 15.5K
Greece iconGreece 142.7K
Guatemala iconGuatemala 18.1K
Guinea iconGuinea 9.7K
Guinea Bissau iconGuinea Bissau 4.5K
Guyana iconGuyana 3.4K
Haiti iconHaiti150
Honduras iconHonduras 15.0K
Hungary iconHungary 27.8K
India iconIndia1.5M
Indonesia iconIndonesia 395.5K
Iran iconIran 610.0K
Iraq iconIraq 193.0K
Ireland iconIreland 9.5K
Israel iconIsrael 169.5K
Italy iconItaly 165.5K
Ivory Coast iconIvory Coast 27.4K
Jamaica iconJamaica 4.0K
Japan iconJapan 247.2K
Jordan iconJordan 100.5K
Kazakhstan iconKazakhstan 39.0K
Kenya iconKenya 24.1K
Kuwait iconKuwait 17.5K
Kyrgyzstan iconKyrgyzstan 10.9K
Laos iconLaos 29.1K
Latvia iconLatvia 6.2K
Lebanon iconLebanon 60.0K
Lesotho iconLesotho 2.0K
Liberia iconLiberia 2.0K
Lithuania iconLithuania 19.9K
Luxembourg iconLuxembourg900
Madagascar iconMadagascar 13.5K
Malawi iconMalawi 10.7K
Malaysia iconMalaysia 113.0K
Mali iconMali 13.0K
Malta iconMalta 2.0K
Mauritania iconMauritania 15.9K
Mexico iconMexico 216.0K
Moldova iconMoldova 5.2K
Mongolia iconMongolia 9.7K
Montenegro iconMontenegro 2.4K
Morocco iconMorocco 195.8K
Mozambique iconMozambique 11.2K
Myanmar iconMyanmar 406.0K
Namibia iconNamibia 9.9K
Nepal iconNepal 96.6K
Netherlands iconNetherlands 35.4K
New Zealand iconNew Zealand 9.0K
Nicaragua iconNicaragua 12.0K
Niger iconNiger 5.3K
Nigeria iconNigeria 143.0K
North Korea iconNorth Korea1.3M
North Macedonia iconNorth Macedonia 8.0K
Norway iconNorway 23.3K
Oman iconOman 42.6K
Pakistan iconPakistan 654.0K
Papua New Guinea iconPapua New Guinea 3.6K
Paraguay iconParaguay 14.0K
Peru iconPeru 81.0K
Philippines iconPhilippines 143.1K
Poland iconPoland 114.1K
Portugal iconPortugal 27.3K
Qatar iconQatar 16.5K
Republic of the Congo iconRepublic of the Congo 10.0K
Romania iconRomania 69.3K
Russia iconRussia1.0M
Rwanda iconRwanda 33.0K
Saudi Arabia iconSaudi Arabia 227.0K
Senegal iconSenegal 13.6K
Serbia iconSerbia 28.2K
Seychelles iconSeychelles420
Sierra Leone iconSierra Leone 8.5K
Singapore iconSingapore 51.0K
Slovakia iconSlovakia 15.9K
Slovenia iconSlovenia 7.3K
Somalia iconSomalia 19.8K
South Africa iconSouth Africa 65.4K
South Korea iconSouth Korea 599.0K
South Sudan iconSouth Sudan 185.0K
Spain iconSpain 120.4K
Sri Lanka iconSri Lanka 255.0K
Sudan iconSudan 104.3K
Suriname iconSuriname 1.8K
Sweden iconSweden 29.8K
Switzerland iconSwitzerland 19.6K
Syria iconSyria 169.0K
Taiwan iconTaiwan 163.0K
Tajikistan iconTajikistan 8.8K
Tanzania iconTanzania 27.0K
Thailand iconThailand 360.9K
Togo iconTogo 8.6K
Trinidad and Tobago iconTrinidad and Tobago 4.1K
Tunisia iconTunisia 35.8K
Turkey iconTurkey 355.2K
Turkmenistan iconTurkmenistan 36.5K
Uganda iconUganda 45.0K
Ukraine iconUkraine 209.0K
United Arab Emirates iconUnited Arab Emirates 63.0K
United Kingdom iconUnited Kingdom 148.5K
United States iconUnited States1.4M
Uruguay iconUruguay 21.0K
Uzbekistan iconUzbekistan 48.0K
Venezuela iconVenezuela 123.0K
Vietnam iconVietnam 482.0K
Yemen iconYemen 40.0K
Zambia iconZambia 15.1K
Zimbabwe iconZimbabwe 29.0K
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