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Chad vs Guatemala: Armed forces personnel

Chad
45,000
in 2020
Guatemala
43,000
in 2020
Chad rank
75th
Guatemala rank
76th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Chad
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 45,000 against 43,000 in Guatemala, a difference of 2,000.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guatemala ahead.

Chad ranks 75th and Guatemala ranks 76th 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.