Colombia vs Iraq: Armed forces personnel, total
Colombia
428,000
in 2020
Iraq
459,000
in 2020
Colombia rank
17th
Iraq rank
15th
Armed forces personnel, total over time
- Colombia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 459,000 against 428,000 in Colombia, a difference of 31,000.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iraq ahead.
Globally, Colombia ranks 17th and Iraq ranks 15th of 173 countries.
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About this data
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.