Ethiopia vs Greece: Armed forces personnel, total

Ethiopia
138,000
in 2020
Greece
147,000
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
44th
Greece rank
42nd

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Greece
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k350.0k198520022020

How they compare

Greece currently reports 147,000 against 138,000 in Ethiopia, a difference of 9,000.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 44th and Greece ranks 42nd 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.