Iraq vs Venezuela: Armed forces personnel, total
Iraq
459,000
in 2020
Venezuela
343,000
in 2020
Iraq rank
15th
Venezuela rank
18th
Armed forces personnel, total over time
- Iraq
- Venezuela
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 459,000 against 343,000 in Venezuela, a difference of 116,000.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iraq ahead.
Globally, Iraq ranks 15th and Venezuela ranks 18th 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.