Nigeria vs Spain

Nigeria vs Spain: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 223,000 people in Nigeria and 199,000 people in Spain, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 24,000 people, or 1.12 times that in Spain.

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people · IISS

Nigeria vs Spain: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 223,000 people in Nigeria and 199,000 people in Spain, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 24,000 people, or 1.12 times that in Spain.
NigeriaSpainEstimates, Correlates of WarWorld

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2016.
  • In 2020, Nigeria ranked 30 and Spain ranked 32 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.

Every year

people · IISS

YearNigeriaSpainWorld
2020223,000199,00027.4 million
2019223,000199,00027.7 million
2018223,000196,40027.7 million
2017215,000196,00027.4 million
2016200,000198,00027.5 million
2015200,000200,00027.4 million
2014162,000200,00027.3 million
2013162,000214,00027.2 million
2012162,000215,60028.2 million
2011162,000215,70028 million
2010162,000223,20028.1 million
2009162,000222,40027.9 million
2008162,000223,00027.5 million
2007162,000222,00027.3 million
2006162,000222,00027 million
2005161,000220,00028.5 million
2004160,000220,00027.1 million
2003160,500224,00028.2 million
2002160,500251,20028.3 million
2001160,500214,70028.2 million
2000106,500241,80029.4 million
1999124,000262,30029.6 million
1998107,000269,70029.9 million
1997107,000273,30029.9 million
199689,100282,30030.2 million
199589,100281,60030.2 million
199480,000213,00023.2 million
199376,000204,00023.7 million
199276,000198,00024.5 million
199194,000246,00022.7 million
199094,000263,00023.9 million
1989107,000277,00024.3 million
198594,000320,00022.2 million
1984144,000342,000–
1983144,000355,000–
1982144,000372,000–
1981144,000366,000–
1980150,000356,000–
1979164,000374,000–
1978204,000372,000–
1977300,000373,000–
1976270,000368,000–
1975270,000375,000–
1974300,000375,000–
1973305,000365,000–
1972305,000365,000–
1971320,000365,000–
1970200,000365,000–
1969110,000365,000–
196885,000370,000–
196735,000370,000–
196630,000375,000–
196525,000370,000–
196425,000370,000–
196325,000370,000–
19627,000340,000–
19616,000345,000–
19605,000371,000–
1959–398,000–
1958–424,000–
1957–451,000–
1956–478,000–
1955–505,000–
1954–505,000–
1953–503,000–
1952–528,000–
1951–528,000–
1950–494,000–
1949–444,000–
1948–464,000–
1947–464,000–
1946–462,000–
1945–477,000–
1944–483,000–
1943–497,000–
1942–508,000–
1941–522,000–
1940–531,000–
1939–539,000–
1938–550,000–
1937–500,000–
1936–475,000–
1935–141,000–
1934–138,000–
1933–146,000–
1932–138,000–
1931–134,000–
1930–134,000–
1929–132,000–
1928–128,000–
1927–129,000–
1926–154,000–
1925–152,000–
1924–161,000–
1923–199,000–
1922–235,000–
1921–207,000–
1920–236,000–
1919–224,000–
1918–212,000–
1917–198,000–
1916–189,000–
1915–175,000–
1914–162,000–
1913–145,000–
1912–145,000–
1911–147,000–
1910–137,000–
1909–111,000–
1908–111,000–
1907–132,000–
1906–113,000–
1905–113,000–
1904–112,000–
1903–112,000–
1902–112,000–
1901–114,000–
1900–111,000–
1899–132,000–
1898–153,000–
1897–154,000–
1896–149,000–
1895–150,000–
1894–136,000–
1893–133,000–
1892–131,000–
1891–137,000–
1890–139,000–
1889–146,000–
1888–149,000–
1887–153,000–
1886–153,000–
1885–176,000–
1884–150,000–
1883–154,000–
1882–157,000–
1881–160,000–
1880–159,000–
1879–154,000–
1878–150,000–
1877–104,000–
1876–104,000–
1875–111,000–
1874–103,000–
1873–100,000–
1872–97,000–
1871–97,000–
1870–124,000–
1869–102,000–
1868–98,000–
1867–109,000–
1866–107,000–
1865–124,000–
1864–118,000–
1863–109,000–
1862–117,000–
1861–123,000–
1860–125,000–
1859–124,000–
1858–123,000–
1857–120,000–
1856–104,000–
1855–92,000–
1854–103,000–
1853–105,000–
1852–110,000–
1851–114,000–
1850–117,000–
1849–118,000–
1848–120,000–
1847–121,000–
1846–121,000–
1845–113,000–
1844–107,000–
1843–100,000–
1842–92,000–
1841–86,000–
1840–79,000–
1839–79,000–
1838–84,000–
1837–89,000–
1836–95,000–
1835–101,000–
1834–110,000–
1833–60,000–
1832–89,000–
1831–130,000–
1830–83,000–
1829–87,000–
1828–91,000–
1827–92,000–
1826–92,000–
1825–93,000–
1824–93,000–
1823–114,000–
1822–158,000–
1821–165,000–
1820–146,000–
1819–127,000–
1818–126,000–
1817–126,000–
1816–125,000–
  • 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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