Djibouti vs Ethiopia

Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 13,000 people in Djibouti and 138,000 people in Ethiopia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 125,000 people, or 11 times that in Djibouti.

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people · IISS

Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 13,000 people in Djibouti and 138,000 people in Ethiopia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 125,000 people, or 11 times that in Djibouti.
DjiboutiEthiopiaEstimates, Correlates of WarWorld

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
  • The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.

Every year

people · IISS

YearDjiboutiEthiopiaWorld
202013,000138,00027.4 million
201913,000138,00027.7 million
201813,450138,00027.7 million
201713,000138,00027.4 million
201613,100138,00027.5 million
201512,950138,00027.4 million
201412,950138,00027.3 million
201312,950138,00027.2 million
201212,950138,00028.2 million
201112,950138,00028 million
201012,950138,00028.1 million
200912,950138,00027.9 million
200813,000138,00027.5 million
200712,000138,00027.3 million
2006––27 million
200513,000183,00028.5 million
200411,000182,00027.1 million
200312,300162,40028.2 million
200212,300252,50028.3 million
200112,600252,50028.2 million
200012,600352,50029.4 million
199912,600325,50029.6 million
199812,600120,00029.9 million
199712,600120,00029.9 million
199612,600120,00030.2 million
199512,600120,00030.2 million
19948,000120,00023.2 million
19938,000120,00023.7 million
19928,000120,00024.5 million
19913,000120,00022.7 million
19904,000250,00023.9 million
19894,000250,00024.3 million
19853,000217,00022.2 million
19843,000190,000–
19832,000240,000–
19823,000240,000–
19812,000240,000–
19801,000250,000–
19793,000250,000–
19783,000233,000–
19770225,000–
1976–65,000–
1975–50,000–
1974–45,000–
1973–50,000–
1972–50,000–
1971–45,000–
1970–45,000–
1969–45,000–
1968–45,000–
1967–45,000–
1966–40,000–
1965–60,000–
1964–60,000–
1963–55,000–
1962–30,000–
1961–27,000–
1960–29,000–
1959–29,000–
1958–36,000–
1957–32,000–
1956–28,000–
1955–24,000–
1954–20,000–
1953–20,000–
1952–20,000–
1951–20,000–
1950–20,000–
1949–10,000–
1948–10,000–
1947–10,000–
1946–10,000–
1936–500,000–
1935–100,000–
1934–100,000–
1933–100,000–
1932–100,000–
1931–100,000–
1930–100,000–
1929–100,000–
1928–100,000–
1927–100,000–
1926–100,000–
1925–100,000–
1924–100,000–
1923–100,000–
1922–100,000–
1921–100,000–
1920–100,000–
1919–100,000–
1918–250,000–
1917–250,000–
1916–250,000–
1915–250,000–
1914–250,000–
1913–150,000–
1912–150,000–
1911–150,000–
1910–150,000–
1909–150,000–
1908–150,000–
1907–150,000–
1906–150,000–
1905–150,000–
1904–150,000–
1903–150,000–
1902–150,000–
1901–150,000–
1900–150,000–
1899–150,000–
1898–150,000–
  • 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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