Bangladesh vs Philippines
Bangladesh vs Philippines: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 227,000 people in Bangladesh and 157,000 people in Philippines, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 70,000 people, or 1.45 times that in Philippines.
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What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Philippines.
- In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 29 and Philippines ranked 40 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Bangladesh | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 227,000 | 157,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 227,000 | 155,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 227,100 | 153,400 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 221,000 | 153,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 221,000 | 165,500 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 221,000 | 165,500 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 221,000 | 165,500 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 221,000 | 165,500 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 221,000 | 165,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 221,000 | 165,500 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 221,000 | 165,500 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 221,000 | 165,500 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 221,000 | 147,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 221,000 | 147,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 214,000 | 147,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 252,000 | 147,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 251,000 | 146,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 188,700 | 150,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 200,200 | 150,000 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 200,200 | 151,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 137,000 | 148,500 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 192,200 | 152,500 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 170,700 | 160,300 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 170,700 | 153,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 167,200 | 150,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 170,500 | 149,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 113,000 | 104,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 107,000 | 107,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 107,000 | 107,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 107,000 | 107,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 103,000 | 109,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 103,000 | 112,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 91,300 | 114,800 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 81,000 | 105,000 | – |
| 1983 | 77,000 | 113,000 | – |
| 1982 | 77,000 | 157,000 | – |
| 1981 | 77,000 | 156,000 | – |
| 1980 | 71,000 | 155,000 | – |
| 1979 | 120,000 | 156,000 | – |
| 1978 | 129,000 | 156,000 | – |
| 1977 | 126,000 | 155,000 | – |
| 1976 | 126,000 | 140,000 | – |
| 1975 | 100,000 | 120,000 | – |
| 1974 | 100,000 | 90,000 | – |
| 1973 | 86,000 | 63,000 | – |
| 1972 | 47,000 | 62,000 | – |
| 1971 | – | 58,000 | – |
| 1970 | – | 59,000 | – |
| 1969 | – | 55,000 | – |
| 1968 | – | 51,000 | – |
| 1967 | – | 45,000 | – |
| 1966 | – | 45,000 | – |
| 1965 | – | 46,000 | – |
| 1964 | – | 47,000 | – |
| 1963 | – | 45,000 | – |
| 1962 | – | 60,000 | – |
| 1961 | – | 62,000 | – |
| 1960 | – | 58,000 | – |
| 1959 | – | 58,000 | – |
| 1958 | – | 58,000 | – |
| 1957 | – | 58,000 | – |
| 1956 | – | 42,000 | – |
| 1955 | – | 38,000 | – |
| 1954 | – | 34,000 | – |
| 1953 | – | 30,000 | – |
| 1952 | – | 30,000 | – |
| 1951 | – | 29,000 | – |
| 1950 | – | 29,000 | – |
| 1949 | – | 28,000 | – |
| 1948 | – | 28,000 | – |
| 1947 | – | 27,000 | – |
| 1946 | – | 0 | – |
- 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.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007