Dominican Republic vs Venezuela

Dominican Republic vs Venezuela: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 71,000 people in Dominican Republic and 343,000 people in Venezuela, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 272,000 people, or 4.83 times that in Dominican Republic.

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Dominican Republic vs Venezuela: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 71,000 people in Dominican Republic and 343,000 people in Venezuela, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 272,000 people, or 4.83 times that in Dominican Republic.
Dominican RepublicVenezuelaEstimates, Correlates of WarWorld

Latest figures

people · IISS

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2020
Dominican Republic71,000 202039,50059 of 170
Venezuela343,000 2020115,00018 of 170
World27.4 million 202028.1 million

What the numbers say

  • Venezuela 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

YearDominican RepublicVenezuelaWorld
202071,000343,00027.4 million
201971,000343,00027.7 million
201871,050343,00027.7 million
201771,000343,00027.4 million
201671,050273,00027.5 million
201571,050265,00027.4 million
201471,050265,00027.3 million
201361,000115,00027.2 million
201261,000115,00028.2 million
201139,500115,00028 million
201039,500115,00028.1 million
200939,500115,00027.9 million
200840,000115,00027.5 million
200765,000115,00027.3 million
200665,000–27 million
200540,00082,00028.5 million
200439,00082,00027.1 million
200339,500105,30028.2 million
200239,500105,30028.3 million
200139,500105,30028.2 million
200039,50079,00029.4 million
199939,50079,00029.6 million
199839,50079,00029.9 million
199739,50079,00029.9 million
199639,50079,00030.2 million
199539,50080,00030.2 million
199422,00075,00023.2 million
199322,00075,00023.7 million
199222,00075,00024.5 million
199121,00073,00022.7 million
199021,00075,00023.9 million
198921,00075,00024.3 million
198522,20049,00022.2 million
198422,00064,000–
198323,00056,000–
198225,00056,000–
198124,00055,000–
198024,00055,000–
197919,00055,000–
197819,00055,000–
197719,00055,000–
197618,00055,000–
197518,00055,000–
197418,00050,000–
197316,00050,000–
197216,00045,000–
197116,00045,000–
197017,00045,000–
196917,00040,000–
196818,00040,000–
196719,00040,000–
196619,00040,000–
196517,00050,000–
196419,00035,000–
196320,00035,000–
196219,00023,000–
196119,00021,000–
196018,00023,000–
195918,00023,000–
195818,00018,000–
195718,00017,000–
19569,0002,000–
19559,0002,000–
195416,0002,000–
195316,0002,000–
195216,0002,000–
195115,0004,000–
195015,0004,000–
194915,0002,000–
194815,0002,000–
194710,0002,000–
19467,0002,000–
19454,0002,000–
19444,0002,000–
19434,0002,000–
19424,0002,000–
19413,0002,000–
19403,0002,000–
19392,0002,000–
19383,0006,000–
19373,0002,000–
19363,0006,000–
19353,0006,000–
19343,0007,000–
19332,0007,000–
19322,0006,000–
19312,0006,000–
19302,0006,000–
19292,0006,000–
19282,0006,000–
19273,0006,000–
19262,0007,000–
19252,0007,000–
19242,0007,000–
1923–8,000–
1922–10,000–
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1920–10,000–
1919–8,000–
1918–10,000–
1917–10,000–
19161,00010,000–
19151,00010,000–
19141,00010,000–
19131,00010,000–
19121,00010,000–
19111,00010,000–
19101,00010,000–
19091,00010,000–
19081,00010,000–
19071,00010,000–
19061,00010,000–
19051,0008,000–
19041,0008,000–
19031,0009,000–
19021,0009,000–
19011,0009,000–
19001,0004,000–
18991,0004,000–
18981,0004,000–
18971,0004,000–
18961,0004,000–
18951,0006,000–
18941,0007,000–
1893–7,000–
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1890–2,000–
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1858–10,000–
1857–10,000–
  • 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.

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