FACTOID # 1: Israel enjoys a GDP per capita 21 times that of the Palestinian West Bank and 33 times that of the Gaza Strip. Its military spending per capita tops the world.
 
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Military Statistics > personnel (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1   China: 3,755,000   2005 Time series
# 2   India: 3,047,000   2005 Time series
# 3   United States: 1,546,000   2005 Time series
# 4   Russia: 1,452,000   2005 Time series
# 5   Korea, North: 1,295,000   2005 Time series
# 6   Pakistan: 921,000   2005 Time series
# 7   Egypt: 799,000   2005 Time series
# 8   Korea, South: 693,000   2005 Time series
# 9   Brazil: 673,000   2005 Time series
# 10   Turkey: 617,000   2005 Time series
# 11   Iran: 585,000   2005 Time series
# 12   Indonesia: 582,000   2005 Time series
# 13   Vietnam: 495,000   2005 Time series
# 14   Burma: 483,000   2005 Time series
# 15   Italy: 445,000   2005 Time series
# 16   Thailand: 421,000   2005 Time series
# 17   Syria: 416,000   2005 Time series
# 18   France: 359,000   2005 Time series
# 19   Colombia: 336,000   2005 Time series
# 20   Algeria: 319,000   2005 Time series
# 21   Germany: 285,000   2005 Time series
# 22   Ukraine: 273,000   2005 Time series
# 23   Japan: 272,000   2005 Time series
# 24   Bangladesh: 252,000   2005 Time series
# 25   Morocco: 251,000   2005 Time series
# 26   Iraq: 227,000   2005 Time series
# 27   Spain: 220,000   2005 Time series
# 28   United Kingdom: 217,000   2005 Time series
# 29   Saudi Arabia: 216,000   2005 Time series
# 30   Mexico: 204,000   2005 Time series
# 31   Eritrea: 202,000   2005 Time series
# 32   Sri Lanka: 200,000   2005 Time series
# 33   Cambodia: 191,000   2005 Time series
= 34   Ethiopia: 183,000   2005 Time series
= 34   Belarus: 183,000   2005 Time series
# 36   Romania: 177,000   2005 Time series
# 37   Israel: 176,000   2005 Time series
# 38   Greece: 168,000   2005 Time series
# 39   Singapore: 167,000   2005 Time series
# 40   Poland: 162,000   2005 Time series
# 41   Nigeria: 161,000   2005 Time series
# 42   Peru: 157,000   2005 Time series
# 43   Philippines: 147,000   2005 Time series
# 44   Yemen: 138,000   2005 Time series
# 45   Malaysia: 135,000   2005 Time series
# 46   Nepal: 131,000   2005 Time series
# 47   Laos: 129,000   2005 Time series
# 48   Sudan: 123,000   2005 Time series
# 49   Angola: 118,000   2005 Time series
# 50   Chile: 116,000   2005 Time series
# 51   Jordan: 111,000   2005 Time series
# 52   Serbia and Montenegro: 110,000   2004 Time series
# 53   Switzerland: 109,000   2005 Time series
# 54   Argentina: 102,000   2005 Time series
# 55   Kazakhstan: 101,000   2005 Time series
# 56   Portugal: 93,000   2005 Time series
# 57   Uzbekistan: 91,000   2005 Time series
= 58   Lebanon: 85,000   2005 Time series
= 58   Bulgaria: 85,000   2005 Time series
= 60   Venezuela: 82,000   2005 Time series
= 60   Azerbaijan: 82,000   2005 Time series
= 60   Burundi: 82,000   2005 Time series
= 63   Cuba: 76,000   2005 Time series
= 63   Libya: 76,000   2005 Time series
# 65   Canada: 71,000   2005 Time series
# 66   Bolivia: 70,000   2005 Time series
# 67   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 65,000   2005 Time series
# 68   Netherlands: 60,000   2005 Time series
# 69   South Africa: 56,000   2005 Time series
= 70   Rwanda: 53,000   2005 Time series
= 70   Australia: 53,000   2005 Time series
= 72   Zimbabwe: 51,000   2005 Time series
= 72   United Arab Emirates: 51,000   2005 Time series
# 74   Somalia: 50,000   2000 Time series
# 75   Armenia: 49,000   2005 Time series
# 76   Guatemala: 48,000   2005 Time series
# 77   Ecuador: 47,270   2005 Time series
= 78   Norway: 47,000   2005 Time series
= 78   Tunisia: 47,000   2005 Time series
= 78   Uganda: 47,000   2005 Time series
# 81   Oman: 46,000   2005 Time series
# 82   Hungary: 44,000   2005 Time series
= 83   Dominican Republic: 40,000   2005 Time series
= 83   Austria: 40,000   2005 Time series
# 85   Belgium: 37,000   2005 Time series
# 86   Chad: 35,000   2005 Time series
= 87   Finland: 31,000   2005 Time series
= 87   Croatia: 31,000   2005 Time series
= 89   Kenya: 29,000   2005 Time series
= 89   Lithuania: 29,000   2005 Time series
# 91   Sweden: 28,600   2005 Time series
= 92   Czech Republic: 28,000   2005 Time series
= 92   Tanzania: 28,000   2005 Time series
# 94   Afghanistan: 27,000   2005 Time series
# 95   Turkmenistan: 26,000   2005 Time series
# 96   Paraguay: 25,000   2005 Time series
# 97   Uruguay: 24,920   2005 Time series
= 98   Georgia: 23,000   2005 Time series
= 98   Cameroon: 23,000   2005 Time series
= 98   Kuwait: 23,000   2005 Time series
# 101   Albania: 22,500   2005 Time series
# 102   Madagascar: 22,000   2005 Time series
= 103   Mauritania: 21,000   2005 Time series
= 103   Bahrain: 21,000   2005 Time series
= 103   Denmark: 21,000   2005 Time series
= 106   Honduras: 20,000   2005 Time series
= 106   Slovakia: 20,000   2005 Time series
= 108   Senegal: 19,000   2005 Time series
= 108   Côte d'Ivoire: 19,000   2005 Time series
= 108   Macedonia, Republic of: 19,000   2005 Time series
# 111   Kyrgyzstan: 18,000   2005 Time series
# 112   Costa Rica: 17,000   2003 Time series
= 113   El Salvador: 16,000   2005 Time series
= 113   Mongolia: 16,000   2005 Time series
= 113   Zambia: 16,000   2005 Time series
= 116   Liberia: 15,000   2005 Time series
= 116   Namibia: 15,000   2005 Time series
# 118   Nicaragua: 14,000   2005 Time series
= 119   Sierra Leone: 13,000   2005 Time series
= 119   Guinea: 13,000   2005 Time series
= 119   Tajikistan: 13,000   2005 Time series
= 119   Djibouti: 13,000   2005 Time series
= 123   Mali: 12,000   2005 Time series
= 123   Qatar: 12,000   2005 Time series
= 123   Congo, Republic of the: 12,000   2005 Time series
= 123   Panama: 12,000   2005 Time series
= 123   Bosnia and Herzegovina: 12,000   2005 Time series
= 123   Slovenia: 12,000   2005 Time series
# 129   Burkina Faso: 11,250   2005 Time series
= 130   Botswana: 11,000   2005 Time series
= 130   Brunei: 11,000   2005 Time series
= 130   Mozambique: 11,000   2005 Time series
# 133   Cyprus: 10,750   2005 Time series
= 134   Ireland: 10,000   2005 Time series
= 134   Moldova: 10,000   2005 Time series
= 134   Niger: 10,000   2005 Time series
# 137   Togo: 9,750   2005 Time series
= 138   New Zealand: 9,000   2005 Time series
= 138   Guinea-Bissau: 9,000   2005 Time series
= 140   Estonia: 8,000   2005 Time series
= 140   Benin: 8,000   2005 Time series
= 142   Malawi: 7,000   2005 Time series
= 142   Ghana: 7,000   2005 Time series
= 142   Gabon: 7,000   2005 Time series
# 145   Bhutan: 6,000   2000 Time series
# 146   Haiti: 5,300   2003 Time series
= 147   Latvia: 5,000   2005 Time series
= 147   Maldives: 5,000   2000 Time series
# 149   Fiji: 4,000   2005 Time series
= 150   Papua New Guinea: 3,000   2005 Time series
= 150   Guyana: 3,000   2005 Time series
= 150   Swaziland: 3,000   1999 Time series
= 150   Jamaica: 3,000   2005 Time series
= 150   Trinidad and Tobago: 3,000   2005 Time series
= 150   Central African Republic: 3,000   2005 Time series
= 156   Malta: 2,000   2005 Time series
= 156   Lesotho: 2,000   2005 Time series
= 156   Mauritius: 2,000   2005 Time series
= 156   Suriname: 2,000   2005 Time series
# 160   Luxembourg: 1,512   2005 Time series
= 161   East Timor: 1,000   2004 Time series
= 161   Belize: 1,000   2005 Time series
= 161   Cape Verde: 1,000   2005 Time series
= 161   São Tomé and Príncipe: 1,000   1999 Time series
= 161   Equatorial Guinea: 1,000   2005 Time series
# 166   Bahamas, The: 860   2005 Time series
# 167   Gambia, The: 800   2005 Time series
# 168   Barbados: 610   2005 Time series
# 169   Seychelles: 450   2005 Time series
# 170   Antigua and Barbuda: 170   2005 Time series
# 171   Iceland: 100   2003 Time series
Total: 28,254,842   
Weighted average: 165,233.0   



DEFINITION: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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