Thailand vs Netherlands
Thailand vs Netherlands: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 455,000 people in Thailand and 41,000 people in Netherlands, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Thailand, by 414,000 people, or 11 times that in Netherlands.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Thailand | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 455,000 | 41,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 455,000 | 41,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 454,900 | 41,410 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 455,000 | 41,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 454,600 | 41,310 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 454,600 | 41,310 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 453,600 | 41,900 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 453,600 | 43,300 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 453,600 | 43,300 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 474,600 | 43,300 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 419,600 | 43,280 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 419,600 | 43,280 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 421,000 | 47,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 420,000 | 41,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 420,000 | 46,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 421,000 | 60,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 419,000 | 53,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 427,200 | 59,900 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 419,000 | 52,900 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 410,000 | 55,600 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 416,600 | 57,100 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 377,000 | 60,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 377,000 | 60,780 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 337,000 | 60,800 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 393,500 | 66,700 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 420,500 | 78,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 290,000 | 77,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 295,000 | 86,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 283,000 | 90,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 283,000 | 104,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 283,000 | 104,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 283,000 | 106,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 235,300 | 105,500 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 235,000 | 103,000 | – |
| 1983 | 233,000 | 104,000 | – |
| 1982 | 250,000 | 106,000 | – |
| 1981 | 250,000 | 108,000 | – |
| 1980 | 234,000 | 107,000 | – |
| 1979 | 250,000 | 107,000 | – |
| 1978 | 250,000 | 106,000 | – |
| 1977 | 230,000 | 103,000 | – |
| 1976 | 228,000 | 106,000 | – |
| 1975 | 227,000 | 107,000 | – |
| 1974 | 221,000 | 110,000 | – |
| 1973 | 233,000 | 111,000 | – |
| 1972 | 205,000 | 115,000 | – |
| 1971 | 195,000 | 110,000 | – |
| 1970 | 175,000 | 115,000 | – |
| 1969 | 175,000 | 120,000 | – |
| 1968 | 167,000 | 120,000 | – |
| 1967 | 151,000 | 120,000 | – |
| 1966 | 151,000 | 120,000 | – |
| 1965 | 132,000 | 125,000 | – |
| 1964 | 85,000 | 125,000 | – |
| 1963 | 85,000 | 130,000 | – |
| 1962 | 83,000 | 141,000 | – |
| 1961 | 80,000 | 141,000 | – |
| 1960 | 97,000 | 151,000 | – |
| 1959 | 99,000 | 158,000 | – |
| 1958 | 100,000 | 166,000 | – |
| 1957 | 100,000 | 173,000 | – |
| 1956 | 50,000 | 181,000 | – |
| 1955 | 45,000 | 188,000 | – |
| 1954 | 45,000 | 196,000 | – |
| 1953 | 45,000 | 203,000 | – |
| 1952 | 44,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1951 | 44,000 | 218,000 | – |
| 1950 | 44,000 | 226,000 | – |
| 1949 | 44,000 | 233,000 | – |
| 1948 | 44,000 | 233,000 | – |
| 1947 | 44,000 | 233,000 | – |
| 1946 | 44,000 | 100,000 | – |
| 1945 | – | 87,000 | – |
| 1940 | – | 64,000 | – |
| 1939 | 31,000 | 47,000 | – |
| 1938 | 38,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1937 | 35,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1936 | 32,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1935 | 27,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1934 | 27,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1933 | 27,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1932 | 30,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1931 | 30,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1930 | 28,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1929 | 28,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1928 | 27,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1927 | 27,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1926 | 26,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1925 | 25,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1924 | 26,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1923 | 26,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1922 | 24,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1921 | 25,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1920 | 25,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1919 | 25,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1918 | 32,000 | 19,000 | – |
| 1917 | 32,000 | 23,000 | – |
| 1916 | 32,000 | 28,000 | – |
| 1915 | 32,000 | 33,000 | – |
| 1914 | 32,000 | 41,000 | – |
| 1913 | 31,000 | 45,000 | – |
| 1912 | 31,000 | 46,000 | – |
| 1911 | 31,000 | 45,000 | – |
| 1910 | 31,000 | 28,000 | – |
| 1909 | 31,000 | 27,000 | – |
| 1908 | 31,000 | 27,000 | – |
| 1907 | 26,000 | 28,000 | – |
| 1906 | 16,000 | 28,000 | – |
| 1905 | 18,000 | 34,000 | – |
| 1904 | 18,000 | 31,000 | – |
| 1903 | 18,000 | 31,000 | – |
| 1902 | 10,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1901 | 4,000 | 31,000 | – |
| 1900 | 10,000 | 31,000 | – |
| 1899 | 6,000 | 29,000 | – |
| 1898 | 6,000 | 29,000 | – |
| 1897 | 6,000 | 29,000 | – |
| 1896 | 6,000 | 29,000 | – |
| 1895 | 6,000 | 29,000 | – |
| 1894 | 6,000 | 29,000 | – |
| 1893 | 5,000 | 29,000 | – |
| 1892 | 15,000 | 30,000 | – |
| 1891 | 15,000 | 34,000 | – |
| 1890 | 15,000 | 42,000 | – |
| 1889 | 15,000 | 38,000 | – |
| 1888 | 15,000 | 38,000 | – |
| 1887 | 15,000 | 37,000 | – |
| 1886 | – | 44,000 | – |
| 1885 | – | 46,000 | – |
| 1884 | – | 46,000 | – |
| 1883 | – | 45,000 | – |
| 1882 | – | 44,000 | – |
| 1881 | – | 43,000 | – |
| 1880 | – | 41,000 | – |
| 1879 | – | 40,000 | – |
| 1878 | – | 40,000 | – |
| 1877 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1876 | – | 41,000 | – |
| 1875 | – | 41,000 | – |
| 1874 | – | 40,000 | – |
| 1873 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1872 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1871 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1870 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1869 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1868 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1867 | – | 38,000 | – |
| 1866 | – | 38,000 | – |
| 1865 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1864 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1863 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1862 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1861 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1860 | – | 39,000 | – |
| 1859 | – | 38,000 | – |
| 1858 | – | 38,000 | – |
| 1857 | – | 38,000 | – |
| 1856 | – | 38,000 | – |
| 1855 | – | 38,000 | – |
| 1854 | – | 33,000 | – |
| 1853 | – | 31,000 | – |
| 1852 | – | 29,000 | – |
| 1851 | – | 30,000 | – |
| 1850 | – | 30,000 | – |
| 1849 | – | 31,000 | – |
| 1848 | – | 32,000 | – |
| 1847 | – | 33,000 | – |
| 1846 | – | 32,000 | – |
| 1845 | – | 32,000 | – |
| 1844 | – | 30,000 | – |
| 1843 | – | 28,000 | – |
| 1842 | – | 26,000 | – |
| 1841 | – | 24,000 | – |
| 1840 | – | 22,000 | – |
| 1839 | – | 32,000 | – |
| 1838 | – | 32,000 | – |
| 1837 | – | 43,000 | – |
| 1836 | – | 32,000 | – |
| 1835 | – | 32,000 | – |
| 1834 | – | 32,000 | – |
| 1833 | – | 38,000 | – |
| 1832 | – | 38,000 | – |
| 1831 | – | 80,000 | – |
| 1830 | – | 30,000 | – |
| 1829 | – | 29,000 | – |
| 1828 | – | 29,000 | – |
| 1827 | – | 29,000 | – |
| 1826 | – | 28,000 | – |
| 1825 | – | 28,000 | – |
| 1824 | – | 28,000 | – |
| 1823 | – | 28,000 | – |
| 1822 | – | 27,000 | – |
| 1821 | – | 27,000 | – |
| 1820 | – | 27,000 | – |
| 1819 | – | 27,000 | – |
| 1818 | – | 27,000 | – |
| 1817 | – | 27,000 | – |
| 1816 | – | 26,000 | – |
- 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
Thailand vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyThailand: 76.4 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityThailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityThailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionThailand: 3.09% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateThailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationThailand: 71.7 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthThailand: -0.04% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateThailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationThailand: 62.8% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageThailand: 39.7 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overThailand: 14.7% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateThailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingThailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsThailand: $5.57B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personThailand: $84 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingThailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- National powerThailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersThailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsThailand: 33 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsThailand: 15 million TIV in 2024Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025