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Algeria vs Ukraine: Armed forces personnel

Algeria
326,000
in 2020
Ukraine
298,000
in 2020
Algeria rank
21st
Ukraine rank
24th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Algeria
  • Ukraine
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k198520022020

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 326,000 against 298,000 in Ukraine, a difference of 28,000.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Ukraine ahead.

Algeria ranks 21st and Ukraine ranks 24th 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.