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Afghanistan vs Israel: Armed forces personnel

Afghanistan
165,000
in 2020
Israel
178,000
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
37th
Israel rank
36th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 178,000 against 165,000 in Afghanistan, a difference of 13,000.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Israel ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 37th and Israel ranks 36th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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