Czechia vs Spain

Czechia vs Spain: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 27,000 people in Czechia and 199,000 people in Spain, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Spain, by 172,000 people, or 7.37 times that in Czechia.

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people · IISS

Czechia vs Spain: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 27,000 people in Czechia and 199,000 people in Spain, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Spain, by 172,000 people, or 7.37 times that in Czechia.
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What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
  • The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.

Every year

people · IISS

YearCzechiaSpainWorld
202027,000199,00027.4 million
201925,000199,00027.7 million
201822,250196,40027.7 million
201723,000196,00027.4 million
201623,200198,00027.5 million
201525,050200,00027.4 million
201424,800200,00027.3 million
201324,100214,00027.2 million
201226,750215,60028.2 million
201126,750215,70028 million
201028,520223,20028.1 million
200926,540222,40027.9 million
200827,000223,00027.5 million
200727,000222,00027.3 million
200626,000222,00027 million
200528,000220,00028.5 million
200427,000220,00027.1 million
200362,600224,00028.2 million
200255,000251,20028.3 million
200159,200214,70028.2 million
200063,300241,80029.4 million
199959,600262,30029.6 million
199864,700269,70029.9 million
199767,300273,30029.9 million
199675,600282,30030.2 million
199592,000281,60030.2 million
199490,000213,00023.2 million
1993107,000204,00023.7 million
1992–198,00024.5 million
1991–246,00022.7 million
1990–263,00023.9 million
1989–277,00024.3 million
1985–320,00022.2 million
1984–342,000–
1983–355,000–
1982–372,000–
1981–366,000–
1980–356,000–
1979–374,000–
1978–372,000–
1977–373,000–
1976–368,000–
1975–375,000–
1974–375,000–
1973–365,000–
1972–365,000–
1971–365,000–
1970–365,000–
1969–365,000–
1968–370,000–
1967–370,000–
1966–375,000–
1965–370,000–
1964–370,000–
1963–370,000–
1962–340,000–
1961–345,000–
1960–371,000–
1959–398,000–
1958–424,000–
1957–451,000–
1956–478,000–
1955–505,000–
1954–505,000–
1953–503,000–
1952–528,000–
1951–528,000–
1950–494,000–
1949–444,000–
1948–464,000–
1947–464,000–
1946–462,000–
1945–477,000–
1944–483,000–
1943–497,000–
1942–508,000–
1941–522,000–
1940–531,000–
1939–539,000–
1938–550,000–
1937–500,000–
1936–475,000–
1935–141,000–
1934–138,000–
1933–146,000–
1932–138,000–
1931–134,000–
1930–134,000–
1929–132,000–
1928–128,000–
1927–129,000–
1926–154,000–
1925–152,000–
1924–161,000–
1923–199,000–
1922–235,000–
1921–207,000–
1920–236,000–
1919–224,000–
1918–212,000–
1917–198,000–
1916–189,000–
1915–175,000–
1914–162,000–
1913–145,000–
1912–145,000–
1911–147,000–
1910–137,000–
1909–111,000–
1908–111,000–
1907–132,000–
1906–113,000–
1905–113,000–
1904–112,000–
1903–112,000–
1902–112,000–
1901–114,000–
1900–111,000–
1899–132,000–
1898–153,000–
1897–154,000–
1896–149,000–
1895–150,000–
1894–136,000–
1893–133,000–
1892–131,000–
1891–137,000–
1890–139,000–
1889–146,000–
1888–149,000–
1887–153,000–
1886–153,000–
1885–176,000–
1884–150,000–
1883–154,000–
1882–157,000–
1881–160,000–
1880–159,000–
1879–154,000–
1878–150,000–
1877–104,000–
1876–104,000–
1875–111,000–
1874–103,000–
1873–100,000–
1872–97,000–
1871–97,000–
1870–124,000–
1869–102,000–
1868–98,000–
1867–109,000–
1866–107,000–
1865–124,000–
1864–118,000–
1863–109,000–
1862–117,000–
1861–123,000–
1860–125,000–
1859–124,000–
1858–123,000–
1857–120,000–
1856–104,000–
1855–92,000–
1854–103,000–
1853–105,000–
1852–110,000–
1851–114,000–
1850–117,000–
1849–118,000–
1848–120,000–
1847–121,000–
1846–121,000–
1845–113,000–
1844–107,000–
1843–100,000–
1842–92,000–
1841–86,000–
1840–79,000–
1839–79,000–
1838–84,000–
1837–89,000–
1836–95,000–
1835–101,000–
1834–110,000–
1833–60,000–
1832–89,000–
1831–130,000–
1830–83,000–
1829–87,000–
1828–91,000–
1827–92,000–
1826–92,000–
1825–93,000–
1824–93,000–
1823–114,000–
1822–158,000–
1821–165,000–
1820–146,000–
1819–127,000–
1818–126,000–
1817–126,000–
1816–125,000–
  • 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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