Bangladesh vs South Africa

Bangladesh vs South Africa: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 227,000 people in Bangladesh and 89,000 people in South Africa, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 138,000 people, or 2.55 times that in South Africa.

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people · IISS

Bangladesh vs South Africa: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 227,000 people in Bangladesh and 89,000 people in South Africa, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 138,000 people, or 2.55 times that in South Africa.
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What the numbers say

  • Bangladesh has been higher since 1999, when it overtook South Africa.
  • In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 29 and South Africa ranked 54 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.

Every year

people · IISS

YearBangladeshSouth AfricaWorld
2020227,00089,00027.4 million
2019227,00090,00027.7 million
2018227,10089,65027.7 million
2017221,00080,00027.4 million
2016221,00081,40027.5 million
2015221,00082,15027.4 million
2014221,00082,25027.3 million
2013221,00077,15027.2 million
2012221,00062,10028.2 million
2011221,00077,58028 million
2010221,00077,15028.1 million
2009221,00077,15027.9 million
2008221,00062,00027.5 million
2007221,00062,00027.3 million
2006214,000103,00027 million
2005252,00056,00028.5 million
2004251,00055,00027.1 million
2003188,70055,70028.2 million
2002200,20060,00028.3 million
2001200,20067,00028.2 million
2000137,00071,60029.4 million
1999192,20078,15029.6 million
1998170,700211,70029.9 million
1997170,700217,40029.9 million
1996167,200277,90030.2 million
1995170,500276,90030.2 million
1994113,00075,00023.2 million
1993107,00075,00023.7 million
1992107,00075,00024.5 million
1991107,00080,00022.7 million
1990103,00085,00023.9 million
1989103,000100,00024.3 million
198591,300106,40022.2 million
198481,00097,000–
198377,00077,000–
198277,00078,000–
198177,00078,000–
198071,00070,000–
1979120,00070,000–
1978129,00078,000–
1977126,00067,000–
1976126,00059,000–
1975100,00050,000–
1974100,00045,000–
197386,00040,000–
197247,00075,000–
1971–60,000–
1970–40,000–
1969–55,000–
1968–55,000–
1967–50,000–
1966–50,000–
1965–55,000–
1964–50,000–
1963–45,000–
1962–24,000–
1961–24,000–
1960–22,000–
1959–21,000–
1958–20,000–
1957–19,000–
1956–17,000–
1955–16,000–
1954–15,000–
1953–14,000–
1952–13,000–
1951–11,000–
1950–10,000–
1949–9,000–
1948–10,000–
1947–30,000–
1946–40,000–
1944–140,000–
1943–140,000–
1941–120,000–
1939–5,000–
1938–4,000–
1937–4,000–
1936–4,000–
1935–4,000–
1934–3,000–
1933–2,000–
1932–2,000–
1931–2,000–
1930–1,000–
1929–2,000–
1928–2,000–
1927–2,000–
1926–2,000–
1925–2,000–
1923–2,000–
  • 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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