Egypt vs South Korea
Egypt vs South Korea: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 836,000 people in Egypt and 569,000 people in South Korea, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Egypt, by 267,000 people, or 1.47 times that in South Korea.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2001, when it overtook South Korea.
- In 2020, Egypt ranked 7 and South Korea ranked 11 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Egypt | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 836,000 | 569,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 836,000 | 613,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 835,500 | 608,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 836,000 | 634,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 835,500 | 634,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 835,500 | 634,500 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 835,500 | 632,500 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 835,500 | 659,500 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 835,500 | 659,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 835,500 | 659,500 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 835,500 | 659,500 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 865,500 | 659,500 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 866,000 | 692,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 866,000 | 692,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 866,000 | 692,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 799,000 | 693,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 798,000 | 696,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 780,000 | 690,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 773,000 | 690,500 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 768,000 | 687,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 678,500 | 687,500 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 680,000 | 676,500 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 680,000 | 676,500 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 680,000 | 676,500 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 672,000 | 668,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 610,000 | 641,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 430,000 | 750,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 424,000 | 750,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 424,000 | 750,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 434,000 | 750,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 434,000 | 650,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 450,000 | 647,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 445,000 | 598,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 466,000 | 602,000 | – |
| 1983 | 447,000 | 602,000 | – |
| 1982 | 447,000 | 601,000 | – |
| 1981 | 447,000 | 606,000 | – |
| 1980 | 447,000 | 600,000 | – |
| 1979 | 447,000 | 638,000 | – |
| 1978 | 447,000 | 600,000 | – |
| 1977 | 350,000 | 600,000 | – |
| 1976 | 400,000 | 610,000 | – |
| 1975 | 400,000 | 630,000 | – |
| 1974 | 410,000 | 634,000 | – |
| 1973 | 390,000 | 634,000 | – |
| 1972 | 390,000 | 635,000 | – |
| 1971 | 315,000 | 638,000 | – |
| 1970 | 255,000 | 645,000 | – |
| 1969 | 230,000 | 620,000 | – |
| 1968 | 195,000 | 620,000 | – |
| 1967 | 220,000 | 612,000 | – |
| 1966 | 215,000 | 572,000 | – |
| 1965 | 205,000 | 604,000 | – |
| 1964 | 160,000 | 600,000 | – |
| 1963 | 135,000 | 627,000 | – |
| 1962 | 220,000 | 570,000 | – |
| 1961 | 215,000 | 570,000 | – |
| 1960 | 160,000 | 650,000 | – |
| 1959 | 157,000 | 650,000 | – |
| 1958 | 107,000 | 650,000 | – |
| 1957 | 95,000 | 650,000 | – |
| 1956 | 93,000 | 650,000 | – |
| 1955 | 92,000 | 730,000 | – |
| 1954 | 88,000 | 630,000 | – |
| 1953 | 85,000 | 504,000 | – |
| 1952 | 81,000 | 335,000 | – |
| 1951 | 77,000 | 196,000 | – |
| 1950 | 74,000 | 109,000 | – |
| 1949 | 70,000 | 69,000 | – |
| 1948 | 64,000 | – | – |
| 1947 | 57,000 | – | – |
| 1946 | 50,000 | – | – |
| 1940 | 50,000 | – | – |
| 1939 | 25,000 | – | – |
| 1938 | 24,000 | – | – |
| 1937 | 22,000 | – | – |
| 1882 | 15,000 | – | – |
| 1881 | 15,000 | – | – |
| 1880 | 15,000 | – | – |
| 1879 | 15,000 | – | – |
| 1878 | 21,000 | – | – |
| 1877 | 26,000 | – | – |
| 1876 | 26,000 | – | – |
| 1875 | 26,000 | – | – |
| 1874 | 25,000 | – | – |
| 1873 | 24,000 | – | – |
| 1872 | 23,000 | – | – |
| 1871 | 22,000 | – | – |
| 1870 | 20,000 | – | – |
| 1869 | 19,000 | – | – |
| 1868 | 18,000 | – | – |
| 1867 | 17,000 | – | – |
| 1866 | 15,000 | – | – |
| 1865 | 14,000 | – | – |
| 1864 | 18,000 | – | – |
| 1863 | 21,000 | – | – |
| 1862 | 20,000 | – | – |
| 1861 | 19,000 | – | – |
| 1860 | 18,000 | – | – |
| 1859 | 17,000 | – | – |
| 1858 | 16,000 | – | – |
| 1857 | 15,000 | – | – |
| 1856 | 24,000 | – | – |
| 1855 | 24,000 | – | – |
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025