La India tiene el más alto personal militar (2020) de cualquier país, a 3.068.000 efectivos. Seguido por China (2,535.000) y Corea del Norte (1,469.000).
| 1 | India | 3,068,000 |
| 2 | China | 2,535,000 |
| 3 | Corea del Norte | 1,469,000 |
| 4 | Rusia | 1,454,000 |
| 5 | Estados Unidos | 1,395,000 |
| 6 | Pakistán | 943,000 |
| 7 | Egipto | 836,000 |
| 8 | Brasil | 762,000 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 676,000 |
| 10 | Irán | 650,000 |
| 11 | Corea del Sur | 569,000 |
| 12 | Vietnam | 522,000 |
| 13 | Turquía | 512,000 |
| 14 | Birmania | 463,000 |
| 15 | Irak | 459,000 |
| 16 | Tailandia | 455,000 |
| 17 | Colombia | 428,000 |
| 18 | Venezuela | 343,000 |
| 19 | México | 341,000 |
| 20 | Italia | 338,000 |
| 21 | Argelia | 326,000 |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 317,000 |
| 23 | Francia | 304,000 |
| 24 | Ucrania | 298,000 |
| 25 | Arabia Saudita | 282,000 |
| 26 | Siria | 269,000 |
| 27 | Japón | 261,000 |
| 28 | Marruecos | 246,000 |
| 29 | Bangladés | 227,000 |
| 30 | Nigeria | 223,000 |
| 31 | Eritrea | 202,000 |
| 32 | España | 199,000 |
| 33 | Camboya | 191,000 |
| 34 | Polonia | 189,000 |
| 35 | Alemania | 183,000 |
| 36 | Israel | 178,000 |
| 37 | Afganistán | 165,000 |
| 38 | Bielorrusia | 158,000 |
| 39 | Perú | 158,000 |
| 40 | Filipinas | 157,000 |
| 41 | Reino Unido | 153,000 |
| 42 | Grecia | 147,000 |
| 43 | Sudán | 144,000 |
| 44 | Etiopía | 138,000 |
| 45 | Malasia | 136,000 |
| 46 | República Democrática del Congo | 134,000 |
| 47 | Laos | 129,000 |
| 48 | Rumania | 128,000 |
| 49 | Angola | 117,000 |
| 50 | Jordania | 116,000 |
| 51 | Chile | 114,000 |
| 52 | Nepal | 112,000 |
| 53 | Argentina | 103,000 |
| 54 | Sudáfrica | 89,000 |
| 55 | Azerbaiyán | 82,000 |
| 56 | Líbano | 80,000 |
| 57 | Cuba | 76,000 |
| 58 | Canadá | 72,000 |
| 59 | Bolivia | 71,000 |
| 60 | República Dominicana | 71,000 |
| 61 | Kazajistán | 71,000 |
| 62 | Uzbekistán | 68,000 |
| 63 | Emiratos Árabes Unidos | 63,000 |
| 64 | Australia | 60,000 |
| 65 | Turkmenistán | 57,000 |
| 66 | Portugal | 52,000 |
| 67 | Zimbabue | 51,000 |
| 68 | Túnez | 48,000 |
| 69 | Armenia | 47,000 |
| 70 | Omán | 47,000 |
| 71 | Hungría | 46,000 |
| 72 | Uganda | 46,000 |
| 73 | Chad | 45,000 |
| 74 | Guatemala | 43,000 |
| 75 | Ecuador | 42,000 |
| 76 | El Salvador | 42,000 |
| 77 | Malí | 41,000 |
| 78 | Países Bajos | 41,000 |
| 79 | Yemen | 40,000 |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 37,000 |
| 81 | Lituania | 37,000 |
| 82 | Ruanda | 35,000 |
| 83 | Camerún | 34,000 |
| 84 | Serbia | 32,000 |
| 85 | Burundi | 31,000 |
| 86 | Paraguay | 29,000 |
| 87 | Panamá | 28,000 |
| 88 | Tanzania | 28,000 |
| 89 | Costa de Marfil | 27,000 |
| 90 | República Checa | 27,000 |
| 91 | Georgia | 26,000 |
| 92 | Kuwait | 25,000 |
| 93 | Noruega | 25,000 |
| 94 | Bélgica | 24,000 |
| 95 | Kenia | 24,000 |
| 96 | Austria | 23,000 |
| 97 | Honduras | 23,000 |
| 98 | Finlandia | 22,000 |
| 99 | Madagascar | 22,000 |
| 100 | Catar | 22,000 |
| 101 | Uruguay | 22,000 |
| 102 | Kirguistán | 21,000 |
| 103 | Mauritania | 21,000 |
| 104 | Croacia | 20,000 |
| 105 | Suiza | 20,000 |
| 106 | Senegal | 19,000 |
| 107 | Mongolia | 18,000 |
| 108 | Eslovaquia | 18,000 |
| 109 | Tayikistán | 17,000 |
| 110 | Ghana | 16,000 |
| 111 | Namibia | 16,000 |
| 112 | Macedonia del Norte | 16,000 |
| 113 | Zambia | 16,000 |
| 114 | Dinamarca | 15,000 |
| 115 | Malaui | 15,000 |
| 116 | Suecia | 15,000 |
| 117 | Somalia | 14,000 |
| 118 | Chipre | 13,000 |
| 119 | Yibuti | 13,000 |
| 120 | Guinea | 13,000 |
| 121 | Benín | 12,000 |
| 122 | República del Congo | 12,000 |
| 123 | Montenegro | 12,000 |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 12,000 |
| 125 | Bosnia y Herzegovina | 11,000 |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 11,000 |
| 127 | Mozambique | 11,000 |
| 128 | República Centroafricana | 10,000 |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 10,000 |
| 130 | Nueva Zelanda | 10,000 |
| 131 | Níger | 10,000 |
| 132 | Togo | 10,000 |
| 133 | Botsuana | 9,000 |
| 134 | Irlanda | 9,000 |
| 135 | Letonia | 9,000 |
| 136 | Sierra Leona | 9,000 |
| 137 | Albania | 8,000 |
| 138 | Brunéi | 8,000 |
| 139 | Estonia | 7,000 |
| 140 | Gabón | 7,000 |
| 141 | Eslovenia | 7,000 |
| 142 | Bután | 6,000 |
| 143 | Jamaica | 6,000 |
| 144 | Moldavia | 6,000 |
| 145 | Trinidad y Tobago | 5,000 |
| 146 | Fiyi | 4,000 |
| 147 | Gambia | 4,000 |
| 148 | Guinea-Bisáu | 4,000 |
| 149 | Papúa Nueva Guinea | 4,000 |
| 150 | Suazilandia | 3,000 |
| 151 | Guyana | 3,000 |
| 152 | Bahamas | 2,000 |
| 153 | Belice | 2,000 |
| 154 | Lesoto | 2,000 |
| 155 | Liberia | 2,000 |
| 156 | Surinam | 2,000 |
| 157 | Timor Oriental | 2,000 |
| 158 | Guinea Ecuatorial | 1,000 |
| 159 | Haití | 1,000 |
| 160 | Luxemburgo | 1,000 |
| 161 | Islandia | 0 |
| 162 | Libia | 0 |
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