Philippines vs United Arab Emirates: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 157,000 people in Philippines and 63,000 people in United Arab Emirates, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Philippines, by 94,000 people, or 2.49 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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What the numbers say

Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
In 2020, Philippines ranked 40 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

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Year	Philippines	United Arab Emirates	World
2020	157,000	63,000	27.4 million
2019	155,000	63,000	27.7 million
2018	153,400	63,000	27.7 million
2017	153,000	63,000	27.4 million
2016	165,500	63,000	27.5 million
2015	165,500	63,000	27.4 million
2014	165,500	63,000	27.3 million
2013	165,500	63,000	27.2 million
2012	165,500	51,000	28.2 million
2011	165,500	51,000	28 million
2010	165,500	51,000	28.1 million
2009	165,500	51,000	27.9 million
2008	147,000	51,000	27.5 million
2007	147,000	51,000	27.3 million
2006	147,000	51,000	27 million
2005	147,000	51,000	28.5 million
2004	146,000	50,000	27.1 million
2003	150,000	50,500	28.2 million
2002	150,000	41,500	28.3 million
2001	151,000	66,000	28.2 million
2000	148,500	66,000	29.4 million
1999	152,500	65,500	29.6 million
1998	160,300	65,500	29.9 million
1997	153,000	65,500	29.9 million
1996	150,000	65,500	30.2 million
1995	149,000	71,000	30.2 million
1994	104,000	60,000	23.2 million
1993	107,000	55,000	23.7 million
1992	107,000	55,000	24.5 million
1991	107,000	66,000	22.7 million
1990	109,000	66,000	23.9 million
1989	112,000	43,000	24.3 million
1985	114,800	43,000	22.2 million
1984	105,000	44,000	–
1983	113,000	44,000	–
1982	157,000	44,000	–
1981	156,000	44,000	–
1980	155,000	44,000	–
1979	156,000	25,000	–
1978	156,000	25,000	–
1977	155,000	25,000	–
1976	140,000	27,000	–
1975	120,000	21,000	–
1974	90,000	19,000	–
1973	63,000	11,000	–
1972	62,000	10,000	–
1971	58,000	2,000	–
1970	59,000	–	–
1969	55,000	–	–
1968	51,000	–	–
1967	45,000	–	–
1966	45,000	–	–
1965	46,000	–	–
1964	47,000	–	–
1963	45,000	–	–
1962	60,000	–	–
1961	62,000	–	–
1960	58,000	–	–
1959	58,000	–	–
1958	58,000	–	–
1957	58,000	–	–
1956	42,000	–	–
1955	38,000	–	–
1954	34,000	–	–
1953	30,000	–	–
1952	30,000	–	–
1951	29,000	–	–
1950	29,000	–	–
1949	28,000	–	–
1948	28,000	–	–
1947	27,000	–	–
1946	0	–	–

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.

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Deaths in conflictsPhilippines: 194 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022