Guatemala vs Uganda: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Guatemala
43,000
in 2020
Uganda
46,000
in 2020
Guatemala rank
76th
Uganda rank
73rd

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Guatemala
  • Uganda
20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k70.0k198520022020

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 46,000 against 43,000 in Guatemala, a difference of 3,000.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 76th and Uganda ranks 73rd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 37,350 30,000 7,350 Guatemala
1990s 45,360 55,250 9,890 Uganda
2000s 43,931 51,580 7,649 Uganda
2010s 41,931 46,480 4,549 Uganda
2020s 43,000 46,000 3,000 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Guatemala or Uganda?
Uganda, at 46,000 against 43,000 in Guatemala as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Guatemala and Uganda?
3,000, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uganda?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Guatemala and Uganda rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Guatemala ranks 76th and Uganda ranks 73rd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Guatemala vs Uganda: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/armed-forces-personnel-total-gaps-filled/guatemala/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/armed-forces-personnel-total-gaps-filled/guatemala/uganda/">Guatemala vs Uganda: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 7,420 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.