Australia vs Singapore: Armed forces personnel, total

Australia
60,000
in 2020
Singapore
59,000
in 2020
Australia rank
64th
Singapore rank
65th

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Australia
  • Singapore
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k198520022020

How they compare

Australia currently reports 60,000 against 59,000 in Singapore, a difference of 1,000.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 64th and Singapore ranks 65th of 173 countries.

Individual pages

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.