Azerbaijan vs Greece

Azerbaijan vs Greece: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 82,000 people in Azerbaijan and 147,000 people in Greece, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Greece, by 65,000 people, or 1.79 times that in Azerbaijan.

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Azerbaijan vs Greece: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 82,000 people in Azerbaijan and 147,000 people in Greece, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Greece, by 65,000 people, or 1.79 times that in Azerbaijan.
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What the numbers say

  • Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
  • In 2020, Azerbaijan ranked 55 and Greece ranked 42 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.

Every year

people · IISS

YearAzerbaijanGreeceWorld
202082,000147,00027.4 million
201982,000147,00027.7 million
201881,950147,90027.7 million
201782,000146,00027.4 million
201681,950145,40027.5 million
201581,950147,00027.4 million
201481,950147,00027.3 million
201381,950149,00027.2 million
201281,950147,40028.2 million
201181,950148,40028 million
201081,940149,60028.1 million
200981,940142,90027.9 million
200882,000161,00027.5 million
200782,000161,00027.3 million
200682,000161,00027 million
200582,000168,00028.5 million
200481,000167,00027.1 million
200381,500181,60028.2 million
200287,100181,60028.3 million
200187,100163,20028.2 million
200087,100163,20029.4 million
199984,900169,60029.6 million
199887,150172,50029.9 million
1997106,700166,30029.9 million
1996110,700198,80030.2 million
1995126,700201,80030.2 million
199450,000206,00023.2 million
199345,000213,00023.7 million
199243,000208,00024.5 million
1991–205,00022.7 million
1990–201,00023.9 million
1989–201,00024.3 million
1985–201,50022.2 million
1984–197,000–
1983–177,000–
1982–186,000–
1981–188,000–
1980–186,000–
1979–187,000–
1978–186,000–
1977–187,000–
1976–186,000–
1975–185,000–
1974–186,000–
1973–184,000–
1972–180,000–
1971–180,000–
1970–180,000–
1969–180,000–
1968–185,000–
1967–170,000–
1966–175,000–
1965–190,000–
1964–175,000–
1963–175,000–
1962–160,000–
1961–160,000–
1960–160,000–
1959–152,000–
1958–148,000–
1957–144,000–
1956–135,000–
1955–144,000–
1954–173,000–
1953–171,000–
1952–171,000–
1951–160,000–
1950–192,000–
1949–223,000–
1948–154,000–
1947–137,000–
1946–120,000–
1945–117,000–
1941–414,000–
1940–105,000–
1939–98,000–
1938–95,000–
1937–90,000–
1936–68,000–
1935–63,000–
1934–63,000–
1933–62,000–
1932–62,000–
1931–62,000–
1930–66,000–
1929–69,000–
1928–73,000–
1927–76,000–
1926–79,000–
1925–81,000–
1924–78,000–
1923–79,000–
1922–79,000–
1921–72,000–
1920–65,000–
1919–58,000–
1918–51,000–
1917–42,000–
1916–37,000–
1915–33,000–
1914–29,000–
1913–200,000–
1912–27,000–
1911–33,000–
1910–30,000–
1909–25,000–
1908–25,000–
1907–25,000–
1906–26,000–
1905–29,000–
1904–28,000–
1903–23,000–
1902–22,000–
1901–22,000–
1900–25,000–
1899–25,000–
1898–25,000–
1897–25,000–
1896–25,000–
1895–26,000–
1894–25,000–
1893–25,000–
1892–31,000–
1891–32,000–
1890–25,000–
1889–29,000–
1888–25,000–
1887–27,000–
1886–28,000–
1885–28,000–
1884–28,000–
1883–28,000–
1882–32,000–
1881–84,000–
1880–10,000–
1879–13,000–
1878–13,000–
1877–25,000–
1876–12,000–
1875–14,000–
1874–11,000–
1873–11,000–
1872–11,000–
1871–11,000–
1870–14,000–
1869–16,000–
1868–16,000–
1867–15,000–
1866–13,000–
1865–13,000–
1864–12,000–
1863–12,000–
1862–8,000–
1861–8,000–
1860–10,000–
1859–10,000–
1858–10,000–
1857–9,000–
1856–9,000–
1855–9,000–
1854–10,000–
1853–10,000–
1852–8,000–
1851–9,000–
1850–9,000–
1849–9,000–
1848–10,000–
1847–8,000–
1846–6,000–
1845–7,000–
1844–7,000–
1843–8,000–
1842–8,000–
1841–8,000–
1840–9,000–
1839–12,000–
1838–12,000–
1837–11,000–
1836–9,000–
1835–12,000–
1834–11,000–
1833–9,000–
1832–8,000–
1831–5,000–
1830–5,000–
1829–5,000–
1828–5,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War

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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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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