Italy vs Mexico: Armed forces personnel, total

Italy
338,000
in 2020
Mexico
341,000
in 2020
Italy rank
20th
Mexico rank
19th

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Italy
  • Mexico
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k198520022020

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 341,000 against 338,000 in Italy, a difference of 3,000.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Italy ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 19th 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.