Statizoid

Algeria vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel

Algeria
326,000
in 2020
Sri Lanka
317,000
in 2020
Algeria rank
21st
Sri Lanka rank
22nd

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Algeria
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0k200.0k300.0k198520022020

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 326,000 against 317,000 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 9,000.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd 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.