| Code | Country | Variable | www.Worldata.org ® © | Unit | Share | Rank | Year | Source | Key |
| 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 |