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Definitions

  • Armed forces personnel: Total armed forces (2000)
  • Armed forces personnel > Total: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces."
  • Branches: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Expenditures > Percent of GDP: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
  • Military expenditures: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Military service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of service obligation.
  • Personnel: 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.
  • Personnel > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation.
  • War deaths: Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Typically, battle-related deaths occur in warfare involving the armed forces of the warring parties. This includes traditional battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities, and all kinds of bombardments of military units, cities, and villages, etc. The targets are usually the military itself and its installations or state institutions and state representatives, but there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in crossfire, in indiscriminate bombings, etc. All deaths--military as well as civilian--incurred in such situations, are counted as battle-related deaths."
  • Armed forces personnel per 1000: Total armed forces (2000). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
  • Personnel per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Conscription: A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
  • Imports > USD: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services."
  • Military expenditures > Percent of GDP: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product
  • Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • US military > Exports: U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars)
  • Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Females: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Conscription status: Whether countries prescribe mandatory military services as of 1997.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • US military > Exports per 1000: U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population."
  • Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • US military > Exports, % of GDP: U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars). Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Personnel > % of total labor force: 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. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Bangladesh Maldives HISTORY
Armed forces personnel 137,000
Ranked 34th.
0.0
Ranked 160th.
Armed forces personnel > Total 221,000
Ranked 25th. 44 times more than Maldives
5,000
Ranked 142nd.

Branches Bangladesh Defense Force: Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force (Bangladesh Biman Bahini, BAF) Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Quick Reaction Force, Security Protection Group, Coast Guard
Expenditures > Dollar figure $995.30 million
Ranked 18th. 24 times more than Maldives
$41.10 million
Ranked 60th.

Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita $7.05
Ranked 56th.
$140.51
Ranked 15th. 20 times more than Bangladesh

Expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.5%
Ranked 62nd.
5.5%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 1.61 million
Ranked 8th. 386 times more than Maldives
4,167
Ranked 169th.

Military branches Bangladesh Defense Force: Bangladesh Army (Sena Bahini), Bangladesh Navy (Noh Bahini, BN), Bangladesh Air Force (Biman Bahini, BAF) Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Marine Corps, Security Protection Group, Coast Guard
Military expenditures 1.4% of GDP
Ranked 39th.
5% of GDP
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Military service age and obligation 16-19 years of age for voluntary military service; Bangladeshi birth and 10th grade education required; initial obligation 15 years 18-28 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription; 10th grade or equivalent education required; must not be a member of a political party
Personnel 252,000
Ranked 24th. 50 times more than Maldives
5,000
Ranked 147th.

Personnel > Per capita 1.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
17.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Bangladesh

Service age and obligation 16 years of age for voluntary military service; 17 years of age for officers (both with parental consent); conscription legally possible in emergency, but has never been implemented 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 167th.
0.0
Ranked 137th.

Armed forces personnel per 1000 1.03
Ranked 130th.
0.0
Ranked 160th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 1.31 million
Ranked 8th. 276 times more than Maldives
4,749
Ranked 166th.
Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Personnel per 1000 1.76
Ranked 130th.
18.33
Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Bangladesh

Conscription No <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>conscription</a> (<a href=/encyclopedia/artificial-intelligence>AI</a>). No <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>conscription</a> (<a href=/encyclopedia/artificial-intelligence>AI</a>).
Imports > USD 10 million
Ranked 70th.
0.0
Ranked 93th.

Expenditures 1.5% of GDP
Ranked 53th.
5.5% of GDP
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.3% of GDP
Ranked 13th.
5.5% of GDP
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP $17.56 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 38th.
$52.93 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 None 85181
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 26.84 million
Ranked 4th. 473 times more than Maldives
56,687
Ranked 125th.
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 35.17 million
Ranked 5th. 490 times more than Maldives
71,774
Ranked 129th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 10.39
Ranked 70th.
12.31
Ranked 11th. 19% more than Bangladesh

Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita $7.15 per capita
Ranked 56th.
$127.96 per capita
Ranked 17th. 18 times more than Bangladesh

Manpower > Availability > Males 41.2 million
Ranked 7th. 460 times more than Maldives
89,505
Ranked 168th.

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 OCT 1996 01 OCT 1997
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 1.61 million
Ranked 8th. 386 times more than Maldives
4,167
Ranked 169th.
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000 183.27
Ranked 47th.
183.91
Ranked 46th. About the same as Bangladesh
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 31.97 million
Ranked 7th. 443 times more than Maldives
72,150
Ranked 166th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 38.44 million
Ranked 6th. 493 times more than Maldives
78,025
Ranked 167th.

US military > Exports $4,541.00 thousand
Ranked 31st. 25 times more than Maldives
$185.00 thousand
Ranked 85th.
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000 240.14
Ranked 40th. 3% more than Maldives
232.85
Ranked 52nd.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 11.18
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Maldives
11.04
Ranked 57th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 1.69 million
Ranked 6th. 470 times more than Maldives
3,595
Ranked 171st.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 22.81 million
Ranked 8th. 526 times more than Maldives
43,386
Ranked 168th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 268.54
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Maldives
262.2
Ranked 51st.

Conscription status No No
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 1.69 million
Ranked 6th. 470 times more than Maldives
3,595
Ranked 171st.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 1.25 million
Ranked 8th. 305 times more than Maldives
4,084
Ranked 170th.
US military > Exports per 1000 $0.04 thousand
Ranked 83th.
$0.71 thousand
Ranked 33th. 20 times more than Bangladesh
Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 0.29%
Ranked 138th.
5.59%
Ranked 11th. 19 times more than Bangladesh

Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 278.43
Ranked 32nd.
285.19
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Bangladesh

US military > Exports, % of GDP 1.03e-05%
Ranked 58th.
3.43e-05%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 1689442 3595
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 1606963 4167
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 159.34
Ranked 93th. 9% more than Maldives
145.8
Ranked 109th.

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 08 MAR 2000 07 SEP 2000
Personnel > % of total labor force 0.39%
Ranked 134th.
5.54%
Ranked 13th. 14 times more than Bangladesh

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 9.82
Ranked 89th.
10.58
Ranked 62nd. 8% more than Bangladesh
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 11.18
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Maldives
11.04
Ranked 56th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 8.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.
12.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 44% more than Bangladesh
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.284 per capita
Ranked 28th. 12% more than Maldives
0.253 per capita
Ranked 98th.

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 8.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 141st.
10.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st. 30% more than Bangladesh
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.168 per capita
Ranked 93th. 19% more than Maldives
0.141 per capita
Ranked 121st.

Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP 1.76%
Ranked 36th.
3.82%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 216.04
Ranked 38th.
229.89
Ranked 25th. 6% more than Bangladesh

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 8.42
Ranked 121st.
13.01
Ranked 12th. 55% more than Bangladesh
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 8.87
Ranked 116th.
15.13
Ranked 1st. 71% more than Bangladesh

SOURCES: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; World Development Indicators database; Uppsala Conflict Data Program, http://www.pcr.uu.se/research/ucdp/.; IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC); Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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GDP figures sourced from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. GDP figures sourced from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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