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Australia vs Turkmenistan: Armed forces personnel

Australia
60,000
in 2020
Turkmenistan
57,000
in 2020
Australia rank
64th
Turkmenistan rank
66th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Australia
  • Turkmenistan
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k198520022020

How they compare

Australia currently reports 60,000 against 57,000 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 3,000.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 64th and Turkmenistan ranks 66th 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.