Argentina vs Congo - Kinshasa

Argentina vs Congo - Kinshasa: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 103,000 people in Argentina and 134,000 people in Congo - Kinshasa, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 31,000 people, or 1.3 times that in Argentina.

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Argentina vs Congo - Kinshasa: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 103,000 people in Argentina and 134,000 people in Congo - Kinshasa, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 31,000 people, or 1.3 times that in Argentina.
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Latest figures

people · IISS

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2020
Argentina103,000 2020104,30053 of 170
Congo - Kinshasa134,000 2020159,00046 of 170
World27.4 million 202028.1 million

What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Argentina.
  • In 2020, Argentina ranked 53 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 46 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.

Every year

people · IISS

YearArgentinaCongo - KinshasaWorld
2020103,000134,00027.4 million
2019103,000134,00027.7 million
2018105,200134,30027.7 million
2017105,000134,00027.4 million
2016105,500134,30027.5 million
2015105,500134,30027.4 million
2014105,700134,30027.3 million
2013105,700134,30027.2 million
2012104,400134,30028.2 million
2011104,400134,30028 million
2010104,300159,00028.1 million
2009104,300159,00027.9 million
2008107,000151,00027.5 million
2007107,000143,00027.3 million
2006107,000–27 million
2005102,00065,00028.5 million
2004102,00064,00027.1 million
2003102,60097,80028.2 million
2002101,10081,40028.3 million
2001101,30081,40028.2 million
2000102,30092,90029.4 million
1999101,70092,90029.6 million
1998104,20087,00029.9 million
1997104,20077,00029.9 million
1996103,70065,10030.2 million
199598,50065,10030.2 million
199469,00040,00023.2 million
199365,00040,00023.7 million
199265,00045,00024.5 million
199170,00060,00022.7 million
199085,00055,00023.9 million
198995,00051,00024.3 million
1985108,00048,00022.2 million
1984174,00060,000–
1983175,00042,000–
1982175,00040,000–
1981155,00044,000–
1980155,00026,000–
1979155,00023,000–
1978155,00053,000–
1977155,00053,000–
1976155,00055,000–
1975160,00055,000–
1974150,00060,000–
1973160,00065,000–
1972140,00045,000–
1971140,00045,000–
1970140,00045,000–
1969160,00045,000–
1968160,00030,000–
1967160,00035,000–
1966160,00025,000–
1965155,00025,000–
1964155,00025,000–
1963155,00025,000–
1962129,00020,000–
1961127,00018,000–
1960130,00025,000–
1959145,000––
1958145,000––
1957147,000––
1956148,000––
1955148,000––
195471,000––
195371,000––
195262,000––
195162,000––
195062,000––
194962,000––
194862,000––
194762,000––
194662,000––
193961,000––
193859,000––
193757,000––
193644,000––
193544,000––
193444,000––
193343,000––
193243,000––
193142,000––
193038,000––
192938,000––
192837,000––
192737,000––
192637,000––
192537,000––
192438,000––
192334,000––
192229,000––
192130,000––
192029,000––
191928,000––
191831,000––
191730,000––
191630,000––
191530,000––
191430,000––
191330,000––
191230,000––
191130,000––
191029,000––
190927,000––
190818,000––
190724,000––
190624,000––
190524,000––
190424,000––
190324,000––
190224,000––
190118,000––
190018,000––
189918,000––
189843,000––
189720,000––
189619,000––
189515,000––
189410,000––
189311,000––
189210,000––
18918,000––
18908,000––
188910,000––
188810,000––
188710,000––
188612,000––
18859,000––
18849,000––
18838,000––
188210,000––
18819,000––
18809,000––
18798,000––
187810,000––
187710,000––
187610,000––
18757,000––
18747,000––
18737,000––
18726,000––
18719,000––
187015,000––
186915,000––
186815,000––
186715,000––
186615,000––
186515,000––
186412,000––
186312,000––
18626,000––
18615,000––
18605,000––
18595,000––
18585,000––
18576,000––
18565,000––
18553,000––
18544,000––
18536,000––
18527,000––
18515,000––
18504,000––
18492,000––
18417,000––
  • 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
  • Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
  • Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
  • Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time