Algeria vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total

Algeria
326,000
in 2020
Sri Lanka
317,000
in 2020
Algeria rank
21st
Sri Lanka rank
22nd

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Algeria
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0k200.0k300.0k198520022020

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 326,000 against 317,000 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 9,000.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Algeria ahead.

Globally, Algeria ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total
Source
The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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.