Poland vs Spain: Armed forces personnel, total

Poland
189,000
in 2020
Spain
199,000
in 2020
Poland rank
34th
Spain rank
32nd

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Poland
  • Spain
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k350.0k198520022020

How they compare

Spain currently reports 199,000 against 189,000 in Poland, a difference of 10,000.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Spain ahead.

Poland ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 173 countries.

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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.