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Military Statistics > Armed forces personnel (per capita) (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Eritrea: 42.8266 per 1,000 people 
#2   Israel: 27.4016 per 1,000 people 
#3   United Arab Emirates: 25.3609 per 1,000 people 
#4   Jordan: 18.0556 per 1,000 people 
#5   Syria: 17.1283 per 1,000 people 
#6   Djibouti: 16.7819 per 1,000 people 
#7   Lebanon: 16.7277 per 1,000 people 
#8   Bahrain: 15.9804 per 1,000 people 
#9   Albania: 15.1558 per 1,000 people 
#10   Greece: 14.9044 per 1,000 people 
#11   Oman: 14.6569 per 1,000 people 
#12   Korea, South: 14.0417 per 1,000 people 
#13   Qatar: 13.9042 per 1,000 people 
#14   Armenia: 13.7446 per 1,000 people 
#15   Croatia: 13.5676 per 1,000 people 
#16   Singapore: 13.5563 per 1,000 people 
#17   Libya: 13.1807 per 1,000 people 
#18   Cyprus: 12.8183 per 1,000 people 
#19   Bulgaria: 10.7383 per 1,000 people 
#20   Russia: 10.5982 per 1,000 people 
#21   Cambodia: 10.2669 per 1,000 people 
#22   Romania: 9.27004 per 1,000 people 
#23   Angola: 9.13165 per 1,000 people 
#24   Azerbaijan: 9.1001 per 1,000 people 
#25   Turkey: 8.75669 per 1,000 people 
#26   Rwanda: 8.29286 per 1,000 people 
#27   Belarus: 8.05825 per 1,000 people 
#28   Saudi Arabia: 7.6463 per 1,000 people 
#29   Iran: 7.54212 per 1,000 people 
#30   Burma: 7.31962 per 1,000 people 
#31   Slovakia: 7.181 per 1,000 people 
#32   Uruguay: 7.02576 per 1,000 people 
#33   Ukraine: 6.4685 per 1,000 people 
#34   Kuwait: 6.42123 per 1,000 people 
#35   Finland: 6.12675 per 1,000 people 
#36   Morocco: 6.05024 per 1,000 people 
#37   Sweden: 5.88758 per 1,000 people 
#38   Norway: 5.87851 per 1,000 people 
#39   Vietnam: 5.79391 per 1,000 people 
#40   Egypt: 5.7802 per 1,000 people 
#41   Georgia: 5.77293 per 1,000 people 
#42   Sri Lanka: 5.73137 per 1,000 people 
#43   Czech Republic: 5.66351 per 1,000 people 
#44   Poland: 5.62789 per 1,000 people 
#45   Botswana: 5.4878 per 1,000 people 
#46   Chile: 5.44396 per 1,000 people 
#47   Mauritania: 5.18303 per 1,000 people 
#48   Burundi: 5.13149 per 1,000 people 
#49   Cuba: 5.11148 per 1,000 people 
#50   Malta: 5.01839 per 1,000 people 
#51   Guinea-Bissau: 4.954 per 1,000 people 
#52   Austria: 4.88699 per 1,000 people 
#53   France: 4.84701 per 1,000 people 
#54   Ethiopia: 4.81842 per 1,000 people 
#55   Thailand: 4.6895 per 1,000 people 
#56   Laos: 4.66463 per 1,000 people 
#57   United States: 4.61902 per 1,000 people 
#58   Suriname: 4.56471 per 1,000 people 
#59   Fiji: 4.47751 per 1,000 people 
#60   Slovenia: 4.47539 per 1,000 people 
#61   Namibia: 4.43131 per 1,000 people 
#62   Hungary: 4.39692 per 1,000 people 
#63   Ecuador: 4.34002 per 1,000 people 
#64   Italy: 4.31991 per 1,000 people 
#65   Portugal: 4.25894 per 1,000 people 
#66   Kazakhstan: 4.21441 per 1,000 people 
#67   Peru: 4.11803 per 1,000 people 
#68   Spain: 4.11492 per 1,000 people 
#69   Denmark: 4.05007 per 1,000 people 
#70   Malaysia: 4.00785 per 1,000 people 
#71   Algeria: 3.81163 per 1,000 people 
#72   Pakistan: 3.76801 per 1,000 people 
#73   Belgium: 3.76303 per 1,000 people 
#74   Estonia: 3.75094 per 1,000 people 
#75   Switzerland: 3.73882 per 1,000 people 
#76   Lithuania: 3.61412 per 1,000 people 
#77   Bolivia: 3.61255 per 1,000 people 
#78   Gabon: 3.5868 per 1,000 people 
#79   Barbados: 3.5859 per 1,000 people 
#80   Belize: 3.55766 per 1,000 people 
#81   Colombia: 3.53867 per 1,000 people 
#82   United Kingdom: 3.50755 per 1,000 people 
#83   Tunisia: 3.47395 per 1,000 people 
#84   Bahamas, The: 3.31356 per 1,000 people 
#85   Zimbabwe: 3.2892 per 1,000 people 
#86   Mongolia: 3.22465 per 1,000 people 
#87   Yemen: 3.18425 per 1,000 people 
#88   Netherlands: 3.16938 per 1,000 people 
#89   Paraguay: 3.1506 per 1,000 people 
#90   Chad: 3.10655 per 1,000 people 
#91   Ireland: 2.98805 per 1,000 people 
#92   Nicaragua: 2.92772 per 1,000 people 
#93   Turkmenistan: 2.82714 per 1,000 people 
#94   Trinidad and Tobago: 2.7907 per 1,000 people 
#95   Bhutan: 2.68817 per 1,000 people 
#96   Germany: 2.68103 per 1,000 people 
#97   Dominican Republic: 2.65193 per 1,000 people 
#98   Guyana: 2.61341 per 1,000 people 
#99   Sudan: 2.5879 per 1,000 people 
#100   Guatemala: 2.58032 per 1,000 people 
#101   Australia: 2.53858 per 1,000 people 
#102   El Salvador: 2.53542 per 1,000 people 
#103   Cape Verde: 2.39106 per 1,000 people 
#104   New Zealand: 2.23048 per 1,000 people 
#105   Venezuela: 2.2069 per 1,000 people 
#106   Uzbekistan: 2.19731 per 1,000 people 
#107   Latvia: 2.18341 per 1,000 people 
#108   China: 2.15109 per 1,000 people 
#109   Luxembourg: 2.13415 per 1,000 people 
#110   Zambia: 1.95347 per 1,000 people 
#111   Equatorial Guinea: 1.89024 per 1,000 people 
#112   Japan: 1.86003 per 1,000 people 
#113   Uganda: 1.83358 per 1,000 people 
#114   Mexico: 1.81727 per 1,000 people 
#115   Nepal: 1.80655 per 1,000 people 
#116   Canada: 1.79851 per 1,000 people 
#117   Argentina: 1.79574 per 1,000 people 
#118   Kyrgyzstan: 1.74893 per 1,000 people 
#119   Brazil: 1.54745 per 1,000 people 
#120   South Africa: 1.42071 per 1,000 people 
#121   Togo: 1.2963 per 1,000 people 
#122   Indonesia: 1.2274 per 1,000 people 
#123   Philippines: 1.20651 per 1,000 people 
#124   India: 1.20619 per 1,000 people 
#125   Madagascar: 1.16408 per 1,000 people 
#126   Honduras: 1.11607 per 1,000 people 
#127   Jamaica: 1.09649 per 1,000 people 
#128   Guinea: 1.05787 per 1,000 people 
#129   Lesotho: 0.984737 per 1,000 people 
#130   Bangladesh: 0.949279 per 1,000 people 
#131   Tajikistan: 0.837521 per 1,000 people 
#132   Senegal: 0.768836 per 1,000 people 
#133   Cameroon: 0.765246 per 1,000 people 
#134   Papua New Guinea: 0.721371 per 1,000 people 
#135   Central African Republic: 0.707881 per 1,000 people 
#136   Benin: 0.65368 per 1,000 people 
#137   Kenya: 0.65031 per 1,000 people 
#138   Gambia, The: 0.626959 per 1,000 people 
#139   Mali: 0.613228 per 1,000 people 
#140   Nigeria: 0.590218 per 1,000 people 
#141   Burkina Faso: 0.518826 per 1,000 people 
#142   Sierra Leone: 0.511335 per 1,000 people 
#143   Cote d'Ivoire: 0.462481 per 1,000 people 
#144   Niger: 0.411083 per 1,000 people 
#145   Malawi: 0.393484 per 1,000 people 
#146   Ghana: 0.318965 per 1,000 people 
#147   Mozambique: 0.309167 per 1,000 people 
#148   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 0.164571 per 1,000 people 
#149   Vanuatu: 0 per 1,000 people 
#150   Saint Lucia: 0 per 1,000 people 
#151   Antigua and Barbuda: 0 per 1,000 people 
#152   Solomon Islands: 0 per 1,000 people 
#153   Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0 per 1,000 people 
#154   Mauritius: 0 per 1,000 people 
#155   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 per 1,000 people 
#156   Comoros: 0 per 1,000 people 
#157   Costa Rica: 0 per 1,000 people 
#158   Maldives: 0 per 1,000 people 
#159   Dominica: 0 per 1,000 people 
#160   Panama: 0 per 1,000 people 
#161   Grenada: 0 per 1,000 people 
#162   Seychelles: 0 per 1,000 people 
#163   Haiti: 0 per 1,000 people 
#164   Sao Tome and Principe: 0 per 1,000 people 
#165   Iceland: 0 per 1,000 people 
#166   Swaziland: 0 per 1,000 people 
Weighted average: 4.8 per 1,000 people  


DEFINITION: Total armed forces (2000) Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

SOURCE: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press

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