Ethiopia vs United States

Ethiopia vs United States: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 138,000 people in Ethiopia and 1.4 million people in United States, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United States, by 1.26 million people, or 10 times that in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia vs United States: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 138,000 people in Ethiopia and 1.4 million people in United States, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United States, by 1.26 million people, or 10 times that in Ethiopia.
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What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
  • In 2020, Ethiopia ranked 44 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

YearEthiopiaUnited StatesWorld
2020138,0001.4 million27.4 million
2019138,0001.39 million27.7 million
2018138,0001.38 million27.7 million
2017138,0001.36 million27.4 million
2016138,0001.35 million27.5 million
2015138,0001.35 million27.4 million
2014138,0001.38 million27.3 million
2013138,0001.43 million27.2 million
2012138,0001.49 million28.2 million
2011138,0001.52 million28 million
2010138,0001.57 million28.1 million
2009138,0001.56 million27.9 million
2008138,0001.54 million27.5 million
2007138,0001.56 million27.3 million
2006–1.5 million27 million
2005183,0001.55 million28.5 million
2004182,0001.47 million27.1 million
2003162,4001.48 million28.2 million
2002252,5001.47 million28.3 million
2001252,5001.42 million28.2 million
2000352,5001.46 million29.4 million
1999325,5001.58 million29.6 million
1998120,0001.59 million29.9 million
1997120,0001.53 million29.9 million
1996120,0001.57 million30.2 million
1995120,0001.64 million30.2 million
1994120,0001.72 million23.2 million
1993120,0001.82 million23.7 million
1992120,0001.92 million24.5 million
1991120,0002.12 million22.7 million
1990250,0002.18 million23.9 million
1989250,0002.24 million24.3 million
1985217,0002.15 million22.2 million
1984190,0002.22 million–
1983240,0002.2 million–
1982240,0002.17 million–
1981240,0002.1 million–
1980250,0002.05 million–
1979250,0002.03 million–
1978233,0002.06 million–
1977225,0002.06 million–
197665,0002.08 million–
197550,0002.1 million–
197445,0002.15 million–
197350,0002.21 million–
197250,0002.32 million–
197145,0002.72 million–
197045,0003.07 million–
196945,0003.46 million–
196845,0003.55 million–
196745,0003.38 million–
196640,0003.09 million–
196560,0002.66 million–
196460,0002.69 million–
196355,0002.7 million–
196230,0002.81 million–
196127,0002.31 million–
196029,0002.31 million–
195929,0002.33 million–
195836,0002.41 million–
195732,0002.8 million–
195628,0002.81 million–
195524,0002.94 million–
195420,0003.3 million–
195320,0003.56 million–
195220,0003.64 million–
195120,0003.25 million–
195020,0001.46 million–
194910,0001.62 million–
194810,0001.45 million–
194710,0001.58 million–
194610,0003.03 million–
1945–12.1 million–
1944–11.5 million–
1943–9.05 million–
1942–3.86 million–
1941–1.8 million–
1940–458,000–
1939–334,000–
1938–323,000–
1937–312,000–
1936500,000291,000–
1935100,000252,000–
1934100,000247,000–
1933100,000244,000–
1932100,000245,000–
1931100,000253,000–
1930100,000256,000–
1929100,000255,000–
1928100,000251,000–
1927100,000249,000–
1926100,000247,000–
1925100,000252,000–
1924100,000261,000–
1923100,000247,000–
1922100,000270,000–
1921100,000387,000–
1920100,000343,000–
1919100,0001.17 million–
1918250,0002.9 million–
1917250,000644,000–
1916250,000179,000–
1915250,000174,000–
1914250,000166,000–
1913150,000155,000–
1912150,000153,000–
1911150,000145,000–
1910150,000139,000–
1909150,000142,000–
1908150,000129,000–
1907150,000108,000–
1906150,000112,000–
1905150,000108,000–
1904150,000110,000–
1903150,000106,000–
1902150,000111,000–
1901150,000112,000–
1900150,000126,000–
1899150,000100,000–
1898150,000236,000–
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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