Eritrea vs Spain: Armed forces personnel, total

Eritrea
202,000
in 2020
Spain
199,000
in 2020
Eritrea rank
31st
Spain rank
32nd

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Eritrea
  • Spain
0100.0k200.0k300.0k198520022020

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 202,000 against 199,000 in Spain, a difference of 3,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Spain ahead.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 31st and Spain ranks 32nd 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.