France vs Italy: Armed forces personnel, total
France
304,000
in 2020
Italy
338,000
in 2020
France rank
23rd
Italy rank
20th
Armed forces personnel, total over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 338,000 against 304,000 in France, a difference of 34,000.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was France ahead.
Globally, France ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 20th 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.