Eswatini vs Suriname: Armed forces personnel, total

Eswatini
3,000
in 1999
Suriname
2,000
in 2020
Eswatini rank
153rd
Suriname rank
156th

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Eswatini
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 3,000 against 2,000 in Suriname, a difference of 1,000.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.5 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Suriname ahead.

Globally, Eswatini ranks 153rd and Suriname ranks 156th 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.