Metric briefing
Armed Forces Personnel by Country
170 countries • people • World Bank Open Data
- Top country
- India
- Lowest country
- Seychelles
- Source
- World Bank Open Data
What It Measures
Total armed forces personnel from the World Bank latest available country value.
At a Glance
World average
160.1K
Middle country
34.0K
Low end
0
High end
3.07M
Countries
170
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Armed Forces Personnel
Highest Armed Forces Personnel
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #2 China is 1.07 million people higher than #3 North Korea (2.54 million people vs 1.47 million people).
Another sharp ranking jump: #1 India is 533.0K people higher than #2 China (3.07 million people vs 2.54 million people).
Another sharp ranking jump: #5 United States is 452.0K people higher than #6 Pakistan (1.40 million people vs 943.0K people).