Brazil vs Indonesia: Armed forces personnel, total

Brazil
762,000
in 2020
Indonesia
676,000
in 2020
Brazil rank
8th
Indonesia rank
9th

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k198520022020

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 762,000 against 676,000 in Indonesia, a difference of 86,000.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Indonesia ahead.

Globally, Brazil ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 9th 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.