Armed forces personnel (per capita) (most recent) by country

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

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Rank

Countries

Amount

# 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

= 149

Saint Lucia:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Antigua and Barbuda:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Solomon Islands:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Saint Kitts and Nevis:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Mauritius:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Comoros:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Costa Rica:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Maldives:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Dominica:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Panama:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Grenada:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Seychelles:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Haiti:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Sao Tome and Principe:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

Iceland:

0 per 1,000 people

= 149

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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