Indonesia vs Upper middle income: Armed forces personnel, total

Indonesia
676,000
in 2020
Upper middle income
9.92 million
in 2020
Indonesia rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
7th

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Indonesia
  • Upper middle income
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M198520022020

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 9.92 million against 676,000 in Indonesia, a difference of 9.25 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 14.7 times Indonesia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 173 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 281,550 9.92 million 9.64 million Upper middle income
1990s 382,270 10.30 million 9.91 million Upper middle income
2000s 546,500 10.48 million 9.93 million Upper middle income
2010s 666,650 10.00 million 9.33 million Upper middle income
2020s 676,000 9.92 million 9.25 million Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, Indonesia or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 9.92 million against 676,000 in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total between Indonesia and Upper middle income?
9.25 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Upper middle income?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and Upper middle income rank globally for armed forces personnel, total?
Indonesia ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as Armed forces personnel, total. 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

Indonesia vs Upper middle income: Armed forces personnel, total. Statizoid, drawing on The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/armed-forces-personnel-total/indonesia/upper-middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/armed-forces-personnel-total/indonesia/upper-middle-income/">Indonesia vs Upper middle income: Armed forces personnel, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total
Source
The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.