Countries by Military Size
Name↕ | Country↕ | Activemilitary↕ | Reservemilitary↕ | Paramilitary↕ | Total↕ | Per 1,000capita(total)↕ | Per 1,000capita(active)↕ | Ref↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Afghanistan | 172,000 | 0 | 0 | 172,000 | 4.3 | 4.3 | |
Albania | Albania | 7,500 | 0 | 0 | 7,500 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
Algeria | Algeria | 139,000 | 150,000 | 187,200 | 476,200 | 10.3 | 3 | |
Angola | Angola | 107,000 | 0 | 10,000 | 117,000 | 3.3 | 3 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | 200 | 80 | 0 | 280 | 2.8 | 2 | |
Argentina | Argentina | 83,000 | 0 | 31,250 | 114,250 | 2.5 | 1.8 | |
Armenia | Armenia | 42,900 | 210,000 | 4,300 | 257,200 | 86 | 14.4 | |
Australia | Australia | 58,540 | 21,450 | 0 | 79,990 | 3 | 2.2 | |
Austria | Austria | 22,200 | 109,200 | 0 | 131,400 | 14.7 | 2.5 | |
Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 68,200 | 300,000 | 15,000 | 383,200 | 36 | 6.4 | |
Bahamas | Bahamas | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 1,500 | 3.7 | 3.7 | |
Bahrain | Bahrain | 8,200 | 0 | 11,260 | 19,460 | 12.4 | 5.2 | |
Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 171,250 | 0 | 63,900 | 235,150 | 1.4 | 1 | |
Barbados | Barbados | 610 | 430 | 0 | 1,040 | 3.4 | 2 | |
Belarus | Belarus | 48,600 | 289,500 | 110,000 | 448,100 | 47 | 5.1 | |
Belgium | Belgium | 23,500 | 5,900 | 0 | 29,400 | 2.5 | 2 | |
Belize | Belize | 2,000 | 850 | 630 | 3,480 | 9 | 5.2 | |
Benin | Benin | 12,300 | 0 | 4,800 | 17,100 | 1.2 | 0.8 | |
Bhutan | Bhutan | 16,000 | 60,000 | 0 | 76,000 | 104.5 | 22 | |
Bolivia | Bolivia | 34,100 | 0 | 37,100 | 71,200 | 5.8 | 2.8 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10,650 | 6,000 | 0 | 16,650 | 4.4 | 2.8 | |
Botswana | Botswana | 9,000 | 0 | 0 | 9,000 | 3.7 | 3.7 | |
Brazil | Brazil | 374,500 | 1,415,000 | 395,000 | 2,184,500 | 9.9 | 1.7 | |
Brunei | Brunei | 7,200 | 700 | 450 | 8,350 | 17.2 | 14.8 | |
Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 36,950 | 3,000 | 0 | 39,950 | 5.9 | 5.4 | |
Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 7,000 | 0 | 4,450 | 11,450 | 4.7 | 2.9 | |
Burundi | Burundi | 30,050 | 0 | 1,000 | 31,050 | 2.3 | 2.2 | |
Cambodia | Cambodia | 124,300 | 0 | 67,000 | 191,300 | 11.3 | 7.4 | |
Cameroon | Cameroon | 25,400 | 0 | 9,000 | 34,400 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
Canada | Canada | 62,300 | 29,100 | 0 | 91,400 | 2.4 | 1.6 | |
Cape Verde | Cape Verde | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | 1,200 | 2 | 2 | |
Central African Republic | Central African Republic | 9,150 | 0 | 1,000 | 10,150 | 1.8 | 1.6 | |
Chad | Chad | 33,250 | 0 | 11,900 | 45,150 | 2.4 | 1.8 | |
Chile | Chile | 68,500 | 19,100 | 44,700 | 132,300 | 7.1 | 3.7 | |
China | China | 2,035,000 | 510,000 | 500,000 | 3,045,000 | 2.1 | 1.4 | |
Colombia | Colombia | 269,000 | 34,950 | 165,050 | 469,000 | 9.5 | 5.4 | |
Comoros | Comoros | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 9,950 | 9,950 | 1.9 | 0 | |
Côte d'Ivoire | Côte d'Ivoire | 27,400 | 0 | 0 | 27,400 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |
Croatia | Croatia | 16,800 | 2,100 | 0 | 18,900 | 4.6 | 4 |
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