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Military > Gulf War Coalition Forces: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Number of troops who served on active duty in the Gulf War theater of operations between August 2, 1990, and June 13, 1991.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 United States 697,000 1991
2 Saudi Arabia 100,000 1991
3 United Kingdom 45,400 1991
4 Egypt 33,600 1991
5 France 14,600 1991
6 Syria 14,500 1991
7 Morocco 13,000 1991
8 Kuwait 9,900 1991
9 Oman 6,300 1991
10 Pakistan 4,900 1991
11 United Arab Emirates 4,300 1991
12 Qatar 2,600 1991
13 Bangladesh 2,200 1991
14 Canada 2,000 1991
15 Italy 1,200 1991
16 Australia 700 1991
=17 Niger 600 1991
=17 Netherlands 600 1991
=19 Senegal 500 1991
=19 Spain 500 1991
=21 Belgium 400 1991
=21 Bahrain 400 1991
=23 Argentina 300 1991
=23 Afghanistan 300 1991
=25 South Korea 200 1991
=25 Greece 200 1991
=25 Poland 200 1991
28 Denmark 100 1991
=29 Hungary 50 1991
=29 Norway 50 1991

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Military > Gulf War Coalition Forces: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Military > Gulf War Coalition Forces

  • Italy ranked last for gulf war coalition forces amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 1991.
  • United States ranked first for gulf war coalition forces amongst High income OECD countries in 1991.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for gulf war coalition forces amongst NATO countries in 1991.
  • Saudi Arabia ranked first for gulf war coalition forces amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 1991.
  • 10 of the top 13 countries by gulf war coalition forces are Muslim.
  • Afghanistan ranked last for gulf war coalition forces amongst South Asia in 1991.
  • 4 of the top 5 countries by gulf war coalition forces are Heavily indebted.
  • Australia ranked last for gulf war coalition forces amongst English speaking countries in 1991.
  • All of the bottom 3 countries by gulf war coalition forces are European.
  • France ranked second for gulf war coalition forces amongst European Union in 1991.

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The UK contribution is incorrect; the MOD publishes the total number deployed as 53,462.

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/HealthandSafety/GulfVeteransIllnesses/19901991GulfConflict.htm

Posted on 25 Mar 2011

Adam Richardson

Adam Richardson

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