Cuba vs United States

Cuba vs United States: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 76,000 people in Cuba and 1.4 million people in United States, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United States, by 1.32 million people, or 18 times that in Cuba.

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people · IISS

Cuba vs United States: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 76,000 people in Cuba and 1.4 million people in United States, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United States, by 1.32 million people, or 18 times that in Cuba.
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What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
  • In 2020, Cuba ranked 57 and United States ranked 5 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.

Every year

people · IISS

YearCubaUnited StatesWorld
202076,0001.4 million27.4 million
201976,0001.39 million27.7 million
201876,0001.38 million27.7 million
201776,0001.36 million27.4 million
201675,5001.35 million27.5 million
201575,5001.35 million27.4 million
201475,5001.38 million27.3 million
201375,5001.43 million27.2 million
201275,5001.49 million28.2 million
201175,5001.52 million28 million
201075,5001.57 million28.1 million
200975,5001.56 million27.9 million
200876,0001.54 million27.5 million
200776,0001.56 million27.3 million
200676,0001.5 million27 million
200576,0001.55 million28.5 million
200475,0001.47 million27.1 million
200372,5001.48 million28.2 million
200272,5001.47 million28.3 million
200172,5001.42 million28.2 million
200084,5001.46 million29.4 million
199991,5001.58 million29.6 million
199879,0001.59 million29.9 million
199779,0001.53 million29.9 million
1996119,0001.57 million30.2 million
1995124,0001.64 million30.2 million
1994140,0001.72 million23.2 million
1993175,0001.82 million23.7 million
1992175,0001.92 million24.5 million
1991297,0002.12 million22.7 million
1990297,0002.18 million23.9 million
1989297,0002.24 million24.3 million
1985161,5002.15 million22.2 million
1984297,0002.22 million–
1983250,0002.2 million–
1982230,0002.17 million–
1981225,0002.1 million–
1980220,0002.05 million–
1979210,0002.03 million–
1978210,0002.06 million–
1977200,0002.06 million–
1976125,0002.08 million–
1975120,0002.1 million–
1974140,0002.15 million–
1973140,0002.21 million–
1972140,0002.32 million–
1971140,0002.72 million–
1970140,0003.07 million–
1969140,0003.46 million–
1968110,0003.55 million–
1967110,0003.38 million–
1966110,0003.09 million–
1965110,0002.66 million–
1964110,0002.69 million–
196380,0002.7 million–
1962270,0002.81 million–
1961270,0002.31 million–
196046,0002.31 million–
195919,0002.33 million–
195819,0002.41 million–
195719,0002.8 million–
195613,0002.81 million–
195513,0002.94 million–
195421,0003.3 million–
195321,0003.56 million–
195220,0003.64 million–
195120,0003.25 million–
195020,0001.46 million–
194919,0001.62 million–
194818,0001.45 million–
194718,0001.58 million–
194618,0003.03 million–
194521,00012.1 million–
194420,00011.5 million–
194320,0009.05 million–
194220,0003.86 million–
194119,0001.8 million–
194019,000458,000–
193919,000334,000–
193819,000323,000–
193719,000312,000–
193616,000291,000–
193516,000252,000–
193413,000247,000–
193313,000244,000–
193213,000245,000–
193113,000253,000–
193013,000256,000–
192913,000255,000–
192813,000251,000–
192713,000249,000–
192613,000247,000–
192513,000252,000–
192412,000261,000–
192312,000247,000–
192212,000270,000–
192118,000387,000–
192018,000343,000–
191918,0001.17 million–
191819,0002.9 million–
191719,000644,000–
191618,000179,000–
191515,000174,000–
191413,000166,000–
191311,000155,000–
19125,000153,000–
19115,000145,000–
19105,000139,000–
19095,000142,000–
1908–129,000–
1907–108,000–
19064,000112,000–
19054,000108,000–
19044,000110,000–
19033,000106,000–
19023,000111,000–
1901–112,000–
1900–126,000–
1899–100,000–
1898–236,000–
1897–44,000–
1896–42,000–
1895–42,000–
1894–42,000–
1893–39,000–
1892–39,000–
1891–38,000–
1890–39,000–
1889–39,000–
1888–39,000–
1887–39,000–
1886–39,000–
1885–39,000–
1884–39,000–
1883–37,000–
1882–38,000–
1881–38,000–
1880–38,000–
1879–38,000–
1878–36,000–
1877–34,000–
1876–41,000–
1875–38,000–
1874–44,000–
1873–43,000–
1872–42,000–
1871–42,000–
1870–50,000–
1869–52,000–
1868–66,000–
1867–75,000–
1866–77,000–
1865–1.06 million–
1864–1.03 million–
1863–960,000–
1862–673,000–
1861–217,000–
1860–28,000–
1859–29,000–
1858–29,000–
1857–27,000–
1856–26,000–
1855–26,000–
1854–21,000–
1853–21,000–
1852–21,000–
1851–21,000–
1850–21,000–
1849–23,000–
1848–60,000–
1847–58,000–
1846–39,000–
1845–21,000–
1844–21,000–
1843–21,000–
1842–23,000–
1841–21,000–
1840–22,000–
1839–19,000–
1838–18,000–
1837–22,000–
1836–17,000–
1835–14,000–
1834–13,000–
1833–13,000–
1832–12,000–
1831–11,000–
1830–12,000–
1829–12,000–
1828–11,000–
1827–12,000–
1826–12,000–
1825–11,000–
1824–11,000–
1823–11,000–
1822–10,000–
1821–11,000–
1820–15,000–
1819–13,000–
1818–14,000–
1817–15,000–
1816–17,000–
  • 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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