Argentina vs Chile: Armed forces personnel, total

Argentina
103,000
in 2020
Chile
114,000
in 2020
Argentina rank
53rd
Chile rank
51st

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Argentina
  • Chile
050.0k100.0k150.0k198520022020

How they compare

Chile currently reports 114,000 against 103,000 in Argentina, a difference of 11,000.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Argentina ahead.

Globally, Argentina ranks 53rd and Chile ranks 51st 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.