Sudan vs United States

Sudan vs United States: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 144,000 people in Sudan and 1.4 million people in United States, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United States, by 1.25 million people, or 9.69 times that in Sudan.

Watch it change on the map

people · IISS

Sudan vs United States: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 144,000 people in Sudan and 1.4 million people in United States, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United States, by 1.25 million people, or 9.69 times that in Sudan.
SudanUnited StatesEstimates, Correlates of WarWorld

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
  • In 2020, Sudan ranked 43 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

YearSudanUnited StatesWorld
2020144,0001.4 million27.4 million
2019124,0001.39 million27.7 million
2018124,3001.38 million27.7 million
2017124,0001.36 million27.4 million
2016124,3001.35 million27.5 million
2015264,3001.35 million27.4 million
2014264,3001.38 million27.3 million
2013264,3001.43 million27.2 million
2012264,3001.49 million28.2 million
2011264,3001.52 million28 million
2010126,8001.57 million28.1 million
2009126,8001.56 million27.9 million
2008127,0001.54 million27.5 million
2007127,0001.56 million27.3 million
2006–1.5 million27 million
2005123,0001.55 million28.5 million
2004121,0001.47 million27.1 million
2003114,5001.48 million28.2 million
2002124,0001.47 million28.3 million
2001124,0001.42 million28.2 million
2000119,5001.46 million29.4 million
1999109,7001.58 million29.6 million
1998109,7001.59 million29.9 million
199794,7001.53 million29.9 million
1996104,0001.57 million30.2 million
1995133,5001.64 million30.2 million
199482,0001.72 million23.2 million
199382,0001.82 million23.7 million
199282,0001.92 million24.5 million
199165,0002.12 million22.7 million
199065,0002.18 million23.9 million
198965,0002.24 million24.3 million
198556,6002.15 million22.2 million
198465,0002.22 million–
198386,0002.2 million–
198286,0002.17 million–
198187,0002.1 million–
198065,0002.05 million–
197965,0002.03 million–
197871,0002.06 million–
197750,0002.06 million–
197650,0002.08 million–
197550,0002.1 million–
197435,0002.15 million–
197335,0002.21 million–
197235,0002.32 million–
197135,0002.72 million–
197025,0003.07 million–
196925,0003.46 million–
196820,0003.55 million–
196720,0003.38 million–
196620,0003.09 million–
196518,0002.66 million–
196418,0002.69 million–
196317,0002.7 million–
196218,0002.81 million–
196118,0002.31 million–
196010,0002.31 million–
195910,0002.33 million–
19589,0002.41 million–
19579,0002.8 million–
19569,0002.81 million–
1955–2.94 million–
1954–3.3 million–
1953–3.56 million–
1952–3.64 million–
1951–3.25 million–
1950–1.46 million–
1949–1.62 million–
1948–1.45 million–
1947–1.58 million–
1946–3.03 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–
1936–291,000–
1935–252,000–
1934–247,000–
1933–244,000–
1932–245,000–
1931–253,000–
1930–256,000–
1929–255,000–
1928–251,000–
1927–249,000–
1926–247,000–
1925–252,000–
1924–261,000–
1923–247,000–
1922–270,000–
1921–387,000–
1920–343,000–
1919–1.17 million–
1918–2.9 million–
1917–644,000–
1916–179,000–
1915–174,000–
1914–166,000–
1913–155,000–
1912–153,000–
1911–145,000–
1910–139,000–
1909–142,000–
1908–129,000–
1907–108,000–
1906–112,000–
1905–108,000–
1904–110,000–
1903–106,000–
1902–111,000–
1901–112,000–
1900–126,000–
1899–100,000–
1898–236,000–
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

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

Sudan vs United States

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment