Brazil vs South Korea: Armed forces personnel, total

Brazil
762,000
in 2020
South Korea
569,000
in 2020
Brazil rank
8th
South Korea rank
11th

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Brazil
  • South Korea
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k198520022020

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 762,000 against 569,000 in South Korea, a difference of 193,000.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

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

Globally, Brazil ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 11th 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.