Israel vs United Arab Emirates
Israel vs United Arab Emirates: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 178,000 people in Israel and 63,000 people in United Arab Emirates, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Israel, by 115,000 people, or 2.83 times that in United Arab Emirates.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- In 2020, Israel ranked 36 and United Arab Emirates ranked 63 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Israel | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 178,000 | 63,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 178,000 | 63,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 177,500 | 63,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 178,000 | 63,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 184,500 | 63,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 184,500 | 63,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 184,500 | 63,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 184,500 | 63,000 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 184,500 | 51,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 184,600 | 51,000 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 184,600 | 51,000 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 184,600 | 51,000 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 185,000 | 51,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 185,000 | 51,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 185,000 | 51,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 176,000 | 51,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 176,000 | 50,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 175,000 | 50,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 169,500 | 41,500 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 171,500 | 66,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 180,500 | 66,000 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 179,600 | 65,500 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 181,100 | 65,500 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 181,100 | 65,500 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 181,100 | 65,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 178,100 | 71,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 185,000 | 60,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 181,000 | 55,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 181,000 | 55,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 190,000 | 66,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 190,000 | 66,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 191,000 | 43,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 142,000 | 43,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 205,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1983 | 205,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1982 | 205,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1981 | 201,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1980 | 196,000 | 44,000 | – |
| 1979 | 181,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1978 | 179,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1977 | 179,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1976 | 172,000 | 27,000 | – |
| 1975 | 172,000 | 21,000 | – |
| 1974 | 182,000 | 19,000 | – |
| 1973 | 130,000 | 11,000 | – |
| 1972 | 130,000 | 10,000 | – |
| 1971 | 130,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1970 | 105,000 | – | – |
| 1969 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1968 | 95,000 | – | – |
| 1967 | 75,000 | – | – |
| 1966 | 65,000 | – | – |
| 1965 | 65,000 | – | – |
| 1964 | 65,000 | – | – |
| 1963 | 65,000 | – | – |
| 1962 | 65,000 | – | – |
| 1961 | 63,000 | – | – |
| 1960 | 65,000 | – | – |
| 1959 | 65,000 | – | – |
| 1958 | 65,000 | – | – |
| 1957 | 70,000 | – | – |
| 1956 | 75,000 | – | – |
| 1955 | 75,000 | – | – |
| 1954 | 75,000 | – | – |
| 1953 | 75,000 | – | – |
| 1952 | 75,000 | – | – |
| 1951 | 75,000 | – | – |
| 1950 | 78,000 | – | – |
| 1949 | 82,000 | – | – |
| 1948 | 85,000 | – | – |
- 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 United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personIsrael: $42,600 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthIsrael: 3.5% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationIsrael: 3% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtIsrael: 67.9% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025