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Military Statistics > Armed forces growth (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Rwanda: 1,246 
# 2   Burundi: 669 
# 3   Sri Lanka: 432 
# 4   Cambodia: 300 
# 5   Bahrain: 293 
# 6   Lebanon: 266 
# 7   Saudi Arabia: 222 
# 8   Djibouti: 180 
# 9   Malta: 162 
# 10   Uganda: 150 
# 11   Chad: 147 
# 12   Niger: 141 
# 13   Colombia: 130 
# 14   Botswana: 125 
# 15   Angola: 117 
# 16   Qatar: 105 
= 17   Antigua and Barbuda: 100 
= 17   Bhutan: 100 
= 17   Nepal: 100 
# 20   Gabon: 96 
# 21   Togo: 94 
= 22   Burma: 85 
= 22   Mauritania: 85 
= 22   Sudan: 85 
# 25   Belize: 83 
# 26   Bahamas, The: 80 
# 27   Cameroon: 79 
# 28   Burkina Faso: 70 
= 29   Ethiopia: 62 
= 29   Kenya: 62 
# 31   Gambia, The: 60 
= 32   Mali: 51 
= 32   United Arab Emirates: 51 
# 34   Bangladesh: 50 
= 35   Oman: 49 
= 35   Mexico: 49 
# 37   Jordan: 48 
# 38   Paraguay: 40 
= 39   Switzerland: 38 
= 39   Papua New Guinea: 38 
= 41   Ecuador: 35 
= 41   Central African Republic: 35 
# 43   Albania: 34 
= 44   Jamaica: 33 
= 44   Morocco: 33 
= 44   Zambia: 33 
# 47   Fiji: 30 
# 48   Trinidad and Tobago: 29 
= 49   Thailand: 28 
= 49   Kuwait: 28 
# 51   Pakistan: 27 
# 52   Israel: 21 
# 53   Bolivia: 18 
# 54   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 15 
= 55   Venezuela: 14 
= 55   Korea, South: 14 
= 55   Luxembourg: 14 
= 58   Singapore: 10 
= 58   Dominican Republic: 10 
# 60   Romania:
= 61   Benin:
= 61   Indonesia:
= 63   Brazil:
= 63   Libya:
= 65   India:
= 65   Yemen:
# 67   Egypt:
= 68   Cyprus:
= 68   Tunisia:
= 68   Lesotho:
= 68   Suriname:
= 68   Madagascar:
# 73   Guatemala: -1 
= 74   Guinea: -2 
= 74   Zimbabwe: -2 
= 76   Japan: -3 
= 76   Sierra Leone: -3 
= 76   Turkey: -3 
# 79   Malawi: -6 
# 80   Senegal: -7 
# 81   Philippines: -8 
# 82   Peru: -10 
= 83   Malaysia: -13 
= 83   Finland: -13 
# 85   Chile: -14 
# 86   Guinea-Bissau: -15 
= 87   Ireland: -16 
= 87   Iran: -16 
# 89   Nigeria: -19 
# 90   Sweden: -20 
= 91   Greece: -21 
= 91   Syria: -21 
= 93   Austria: -26 
= 93   Denmark: -26 
= 93   New Zealand: -26 
= 93   Uruguay: -26 
# 97   Algeria: -27 
= 98   Australia: -28 
= 98   Norway: -28 
= 98   China: -28 
# 101   Canada: -29 
# 102   Poland: -32 
# 103   Argentina: -34 
# 104   Italy: -35 
= 105   Cote d'Ivoire: -36 
= 105   United Kingdom: -36 
= 107   France: -37 
= 107   United States: -37 
# 109   Portugal: -39 
= 110   Barbados: -40 
= 110   South Africa: -40 
# 112   Equatorial Guinea: -41 
= 113   Bulgaria: -46 
= 113   Laos: -46 
# 115   Honduras: -50 
# 116   Netherlands: -51 
# 117   Vietnam: -53 
= 118   Ghana: -54 
= 118   Germany: -54 
# 120   Belgium: -57 
# 121   Hungary: -59 
# 122   El Salvador: -60 
# 123   Mozambique: -61 
# 124   Cuba: -64 
# 125   Spain: -67 
# 126   Russia: -71 
= 127   Czech Republic: -72 
= 127   Mongolia: -72 
# 129   Nicaragua: -75 
# 130   Guyana: -76 
# 131   Seychelles: -83 
# 132   Cape Verde: -86 
Weighted average: 35.7  



DEFINITION: Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.

SOURCE: calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press

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