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1 Afghanistan Armed forces 400.0 k people 1.83% 13 2000 MB (2001) 65
2 Albania Armed forces 54.0 k people 0.25% 2000 MB (2001) 20
3 Algeria Armed forces 124.0 k people 0.57% 2000 MB (2001) 46
4 Andorra Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
5 Angola Armed forces 107.5 k people 0.49% 2000 MB (2001) 160
6 Antigua and Barbuda Armed forces 0.2 k people 0.00% 2000 MB (2001) 97
7 Argentina Armed forces 71.1 k people 0.33% 2000 MB (2001) 113
8 Armenia Armed forces 41.3 k people 0.19% 2000 MB (2001) 21
9 Australia Armed forces 50.6 k people 0.23% 2000 MB (2001) 78
10 Austria Armed forces 40.5 k people 0.19% 2000 MB (2001) 22
11 Azerbaijan Armed forces 72.1 k people 0.33% 2000 MB (2001) 23
12 Bahamas Armed forces 0.9 k people 0.00% 2000 MB (2001) 98
13 Bahrain Armed forces 11.0 k people 0.05% 2000 MB (2001) 47
14 Bangladesh Armed forces 137.0 k people 0.63% 2000 MB (2001) 66
15 Barbados Armed forces 0.6 k people 0.00% 2000 MB (2001) 99
16 Belarus Armed forces 83.1 k people 0.38% 2000 MB (2001) 24
17 Belgium Armed forces 39.3 k people 0.18% 2000 MB (2001) 3
18 Belize Armed forces 1.1 k people 0.01% 2000 MB (2001) 105
19 Benin Armed forces 4.8 k people 0.02% 2000 MB (2001) 146
20 Bhutan Armed forces 6.0 k people 0.03% 2000 MB (2001) 67
21 Bolivia Armed forces 32.5 k people 0.15% 2000 MB (2001) 114
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed forces 30.0 k people 0.14% 2000 MB (2001) 25
23 Botswana Armed forces 9.0 k people 0.04% 2000 MB (2001) 161
24 Brazil Armed forces 287.6 k people 1.32% 21 2000 MB (2001) 115
25 Brunei Armed forces 5.0 k people 0.02% 2000 MB (2001) 79
26 Bulgaria Armed forces 79.8 k people 0.36% 2000 MB (2001) 26
27 Burkina Faso Armed forces 6.8 k people 0.03% 2000 MB (2001) 147
28 Burundi Armed forces 40.0 k people 0.18% 2000 MB (2001) 130
29 Cambodia Armed forces 140.0 k people 0.64% 2000 MB (2001) 80
30 Cameroon Armed forces 13.1 k people 0.06% 2000 MB (2001) 131
31 Canada Armed forces 59.1 k people 0.27% 2000 MB (2001) 1
32 Cape Verde Armed forces 1.1 k people 0.01% 2000 MB (2001) 132
33 Central African Republic Armed forces 3.1 k people 0.01% 2000 MB (2001) 133
34 Chad Armed forces 30.1 k people 0.14% 2000 MB (2001) 134
35 Chile Armed forces 87.0 k people 0.40% 2000 MB (2001) 116
36 China Armed forces 2 810.0 k people 12.85% 1 2000 MB (2001) 81
37 Colombia Armed forces 152.0 k people 0.70% 2000 MB (2001) 117
38 Comoros Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
39 Congo (Brazzaville) Armed forces 10.0 k people 0.05% 2000 MB (2001) 135
40 Congo (Kinshasa) Armed forces 55.9 k people 0.26% 2000 MB (2001) 136
41 Costa Rica Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) 106
42 Côte d'Ivoire Armed forces 8.4 k people 0.04% 2000 MB (2001) 148
43 Croatia Armed forces 61.0 k people 0.28% 2000 MB (2001) 27
44 Cuba Armed forces 58.0 k people 0.27% 2000 MB (2001) 100
45 Cyprus Armed forces 10.0 k people 0.05% 2000 MB (2001) 28
46 Czech Republic Armed forces 57.7 k people 0.26% 2000 MB (2001) 4
47 Denmark Armed forces 21.8 k people 0.10% 2000 MB (2001) 5
48 Djibouti Armed forces 8.4 k people 0.04% 2000 MB (2001) 125
49 Dominica Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
50 Dominican Republic Armed forces 24.5 k people 0.11% 2000 MB (2001) 101
51 East Timor Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
52 Ecuador Armed forces 57.5 k people 0.26% 2000 MB (2001) 118
53 Egypt Armed forces 448.5 k people 2.05% 11 2000 MB (2001) 48
54 El Salvador Armed forces 16.8 k people 0.08% 2000 MB (2001) 107
55 Equatorial Guinea Armed forces 1.3 k people 0.01% 2000 MB (2001) 137
56 Eritrea Armed forces 200.0 k people 0.91% 2000 MB (2001) 126
57 Estonia Armed forces 4.8 k people 0.02% 2000 MB (2001) 29
58 Ethiopia Armed forces 352.5 k people 1.61% 14 2000 MB (2001) 127
59 Fiji Islands Armed forces 3.5 k people 0.02% 2000 MB (2001) 82
60 Finland Armed forces 31.7 k people 0.14% 2000 MB (2001) 30
61 France Armed forces 294.4 k people 1.35% 20 2000 MB (2001) 6
62 Gabon Armed forces 4.7 k people 0.02% 2000 MB (2001) 138
63 Gambia Armed forces 0.8 k people 0.00% 2000 MB (2001) 149
64 Georgia Armed forces 26.9 k people 0.12% 2000 MB (2001) 32
65 Germany Armed forces 221.1 k people 1.01% 24 2000 MB (2001) 7
66 Ghana Armed forces 7.0 k people 0.03% 2000 MB (2001) 150
67 Greece Armed forces 159.2 k people 0.73% 2000 MB (2001) 8
68 Grenada Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
69 Guatemala Armed forces 31.4 k people 0.14% 2000 MB (2001) 108
70 Guinea Armed forces 9.7 k people 0.04% 2000 MB (2001) 151
71 Guinea-Bissau Armed forces 7.3 k people 0.03% 2000 MB (2001) 152
72 Guyana Armed forces 1.6 k people 0.01% 2000 MB (2001) 119
73 Haiti Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) 102
74 Honduras Armed forces 8.3 k people 0.04% 2000 MB (2001) 109
75 Hungary Armed forces 43.8 k people 0.20% 2000 MB (2001) 9
76 Iceland Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) 10
77 India Armed forces 1 303.0 k people 5.96% 4 2000 MB (2001) 68
78 Indonesia Armed forces 297.0 k people 1.36% 19 2000 MB (2001) 83
79 Iran Armed forces 513.0 k people 2.35% 9 2000 MB (2001) 49
80 Iraq Armed forces 429.0 k people 1.96% 12 2000 MB (2001) 50
81 Ireland Armed forces 11.5 k people 0.05% 2000 MB (2001) 33
82 Israel Armed forces 172.5 k people 0.79% 2000 MB (2001) 51
83 Italy Armed forces 250.6 k people 1.15% 22 2000 MB (2001) 11
84 Jamaica Armed forces 2.8 k people 0.01% 2000 MB (2001) 103
85 Japan Armed forces 236.7 k people 1.08% 23 2000 MB (2001) 84
86 Jordan Armed forces 103.9 k people 0.48% 2000 MB (2001) 52
87 Kazakhstan Armed forces 64.0 k people 0.29% 2000 MB (2001) 69
88 Kenya Armed forces 22.2 k people 0.10% 2000 MB (2001) 140
89 Kiribati Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
90 Korea, North Armed forces 1 055.0 k people 4.82% 5 2000 MB (2001) 85
91 Korea, South Armed forces 683.0 k people 3.12% 6 2000 MB (2001) 86
92 Kuwait Armed forces 15.3 k people 0.07% 2000 MB (2001) 53
93 Kyrgyzstan Armed forces 9.0 k people 0.04% 2000 MB (2001) 70
94 Laos Armed forces 29.1 k people 0.13% 2000 MB (2001) 87
95 Latvia Armed forces 5.0 k people 0.02% 2000 MB (2001) 34
96 Lebanon Armed forces 63.6 k people 0.29% 2000 MB (2001) 54
97 Lesotho Armed forces 2.0 k people 0.01% 2000 MB (2001) 162
98 Liberia Armed forces 15.0 k people 0.07% 2000 MB (2001) 153
99 Libya Armed forces 76.0 k people 0.35% 2000 MB (2001) 55
100 Liechtenstein Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
101 Lithuania Armed forces 12.7 k people 0.06% 2000 MB (2001) 35
102 Luxembourg Armed forces 0.8 k people 0.00% 2000 MB (2001) 12
103 Macedonia Armed forces 16.0 k people 0.07% 2000 MB (2001) 31
104 Madagascar Armed forces 21.0 k people 0.10% 2000 MB (2001) 141
105 Malawi Armed forces 5.0 k people 0.02% 2000 MB (2001) 163
106 Malaysia Armed forces 96.0 k people 0.44% 2000 MB (2001) 88
107 Maldives Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) 71
108 Mali Armed forces 7.4 k people 0.03% 2000 MB (2001) 154
109 Malta Armed forces 2.1 k people 0.01% 2000 MB (2001) 36
110 Marshall Islands Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
111 Mauritania Armed forces 15.7 k people 0.07% 2000 MB (2001) 56
112 Mauritius Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) 142
113 Mexico Armed forces 192.8 k people 0.88% 2000 MB (2001) 110
114 Micronesia, Federated States of Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
115 Moldova Armed forces 9.5 k people 0.04% 2000 MB (2001) 37
116 Monaco Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
117 Mongolia Armed forces 9.1 k people 0.04% 2000 MB (2001) 89
118 Morocco Armed forces 198.5 k people 0.91% 2000 MB (2001) 57
119 Mozambique Armed forces 6.1 k people 0.03% 2000 MB (2001) 164
120 Myanmar Armed forces 343.8 k people 1.57% 15 2000 MB (2001) 90
121 Namibia Armed forces 9.0 k people 0.04% 2000 MB (2001) 165
122 Nauru Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
123 Nepal Armed forces 50.0 k people 0.23% 2000 MB (2001) 72
124 Netherlands Armed forces 51.9 k people 0.24% 2000 MB (2001) 13
125 New Zealand Armed forces 9.2 k people 0.04% 2000 MB (2001) 91
126 Nicaragua Armed forces 16.0 k people 0.07% 2000 MB (2001) 111
127 Niger Armed forces 5.3 k people 0.02% 2000 MB (2001) 155
128 Nigeria Armed forces 76.5 k people 0.35% 2000 MB (2001) 156
129 Norway Armed forces 26.7 k people 0.12% 2000 MB (2001) 14
130 Oman Armed forces 43.5 k people 0.20% 2000 MB (2001) 58
131 Pakistan Armed forces 612.0 k people 2.80% 7 2000 MB (2001) 73
132 Palau Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
133 Panama Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) 112
134 Papua New Guinea Armed forces 4.4 k people 0.02% 2000 MB (2001) 92
135 Paraguay Armed forces 20.2 k people 0.09% 2000 MB (2001) 120
136 Peru Armed forces 115.0 k people 0.53% 2000 MB (2001) 121
137 Philippines Armed forces 106.0 k people 0.48% 2000 MB (2001) 93
138 Poland Armed forces 217.3 k people 0.99% 25 2000 MB (2001) 15
139 Portugal Armed forces 44.7 k people 0.20% 2000 MB (2001) 16
140 Qatar Armed forces 12.3 k people 0.06% 2000 MB (2001) 59
141 Romania Armed forces 207.0 k people 0.95% 2000 MB (2001) 38
142 Russia Armed forces 1 520.0 k people 6.95% 2 2000 MB (2001) 45
143 Rwanda Armed forces 70.0 k people 0.32% 2000 MB (2001) 139
144 Saint Kitts and Nevis Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
145 Saint Lucia Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
147 Samoa Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
148 San Marino Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
149 Sao Tome and Principe Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
150 Saudi Arabia Armed forces 201.5 k people 0.92% 2000 MB (2001) 60
151 Senegal Armed forces 9.4 k people 0.04% 2000 MB (2001) 157
152 Seychelles Armed forces 0.2 k people 0.00% 2000 MB (2001) 143
153 Sierra Leone Armed forces 3.0 k people 0.01% 2000 MB (2001) 158
154 Singapore Armed forces 60.5 k people 0.28% 2000 MB (2001) 94
155 Slovakia Armed forces 38.6 k people 0.18% 2000 MB (2001) 39
156 Slovenia Armed forces 9.0 k people 0.04% 2000 MB (2001) 40
157 Solomon Islands Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
158 Somalia Armed forces 50.0 k people 0.23% 2000 MB (2001) 128
159 South Africa Armed forces 63.4 k people 0.29% 2000 MB (2001) 166
160 Spain Armed forces 166.0 k people 0.76% 2000 MB (2001) 17
161 Sri Lanka Armed forces 115.0 k people 0.53% 2000 MB (2001) 74
162 Sudan Armed forces 104.5 k people 0.48% 2000 MB (2001) 129
163 Suriname Armed forces 2.0 k people 0.01% 2000 MB (2001) 122
164 Swaziland Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
165 Sweden Armed forces 52.7 k people 0.24% 2000 MB (2001) 41
166 Switzerland Armed forces 27.7 k people 0.13% 2000 MB (2001) 42
167 Syria Armed forces 316.0 k people 1.45% 16 2000 MB (2001) 61
168 Tajikistan Armed forces 6.0 k people 0.03% 2000 MB (2001) 75
169 Tanzania Armed forces 34.0 k people 0.16% 2000 MB (2001) 144
170 Thailand Armed forces 301.0 k people 1.38% 18 2000 MB (2001) 95
171 Togo Armed forces 7.0 k people 0.03% 2000 MB (2001) 159
172 Tonga Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
173 Trinidad and Tobago Armed forces 2.7 k people 0.01% 2000 MB (2001) 104
174 Tunisia Armed forces 35.0 k people 0.16% 2000 MB (2001) 62
175 Turkey Armed forces 609.7 k people 2.79% 8 2000 MB (2001) 18
176 Turkmenistan Armed forces 14.5 k people 0.07% 2000 MB (2001) 76
177 Tuvalu Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
178 Uganda Armed forces 50.0 k people 0.23% 2000 MB (2001) 145
179 Ukraine Armed forces 303.8 k people 1.39% 17 2000 MB (2001) 43
180 United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed forces 65.0 k people 0.30% 2000 MB (2001) 63
181 United Kingdom (UK) Armed forces 212.5 k people 0.97% 2000 MB (2001) 19
182 United States of America (USA) Armed forces 1 365.8 k people 6.25% 3 2000 MB (2001) 2
183 Uruguay Armed forces 23.7 k people 0.11% 2000 MB (2001) 123
184 Uzbekistan Armed forces 59.1 k people 0.27% 2000 MB (2001) 77
185 Vanuatu Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
186 Vatican Armed forces na k people 2000 MB (2001) na
187 Venezuela Armed forces 56.0 k people 0.26% 2000 MB (2001) 124
188 Vietnam Armed forces 484.0 k people 2.21% 10 2000 MB (2001) 96
189 Yemen Armed forces 66.3 k people 0.30% 2000 MB (2001) 64
190 Yugoslavia Armed forces 97.7 k people 0.45% 2000 MB (2001) 44
191 Zambia Armed forces 21.6 k people 0.10% 2000 MB (2001) 167
192 Zimbabwe Armed forces 40.0 k people 0.18% 2000 MB (2001) 168
193 World Armed forces 21 867.4 k people 100.00%   2000 Simple total 193