Israel vs Jordan
Israel vs Jordan: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 178,000 people in Israel and 116,000 people in Jordan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Israel, by 62,000 people, or 1.53 times that in Jordan.
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What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- In 2020, Israel ranked 36 and Jordan ranked 50 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Israel | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 178,000 | 116,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 178,000 | 116,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 177,500 | 101,500 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 178,000 | 116,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 184,500 | 115,500 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 184,500 | 115,500 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 184,500 | 115,500 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 184,500 | 115,500 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 184,500 | 115,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 184,600 | 110,500 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 184,600 | 110,500 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 184,600 | 110,500 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 185,000 | 111,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 185,000 | 111,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 185,000 | 111,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 176,000 | 111,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 176,000 | 110,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 175,000 | 110,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 169,500 | 110,200 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 171,500 | 110,200 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 180,500 | 148,900 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 179,600 | 134,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 181,100 | 134,100 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 181,100 | 134,100 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 181,100 | 128,700 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 178,100 | 128,600 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 185,000 | 100,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 181,000 | 100,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 181,000 | 100,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 190,000 | 100,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 190,000 | 100,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 191,000 | 190,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 142,000 | 70,300 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 205,000 | 78,000 | – |
| 1983 | 205,000 | 72,000 | – |
| 1982 | 205,000 | 68,000 | – |
| 1981 | 201,000 | 66,000 | – |
| 1980 | 196,000 | 65,000 | – |
| 1979 | 181,000 | 67,000 | – |
| 1978 | 179,000 | 70,000 | – |
| 1977 | 179,000 | 70,000 | – |
| 1976 | 172,000 | 65,000 | – |
| 1975 | 172,000 | 60,000 | – |
| 1974 | 182,000 | 70,000 | – |
| 1973 | 130,000 | 70,000 | – |
| 1972 | 130,000 | 70,000 | – |
| 1971 | 130,000 | 65,000 | – |
| 1970 | 105,000 | 70,000 | – |
| 1969 | 100,000 | 60,000 | – |
| 1968 | 95,000 | 55,000 | – |
| 1967 | 75,000 | 60,000 | – |
| 1966 | 65,000 | 50,000 | – |
| 1965 | 65,000 | 55,000 | – |
| 1964 | 65,000 | 45,000 | – |
| 1963 | 65,000 | 45,000 | – |
| 1962 | 65,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1961 | 63,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1960 | 65,000 | – | – |
| 1959 | 65,000 | 46,000 | – |
| 1958 | 65,000 | 46,000 | – |
| 1957 | 70,000 | 36,000 | – |
| 1956 | 75,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1955 | 75,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1954 | 75,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1953 | 75,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1952 | 75,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1951 | 75,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1950 | 78,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1949 | 82,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1948 | 85,000 | 8,000 | – |
| 1947 | – | 8,000 | – |
| 1946 | – | 8,000 | – |
- 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
Israel vs Jordan
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Jordan: 77.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Jordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Jordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Jordan: 85.7% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Jordan: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Jordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Jordan: 11.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Jordan: 1.6% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Jordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Jordan: 93.2% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Jordan: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Jordan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Jordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Jordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Jordan: $2.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Jordan: $221 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Jordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Jordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Jordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Jordan: 34 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Jordan: 226 million TIV in 2024