Statizoid

Costa Rica vs Niger: Armed forces personnel

Costa Rica
10,000
in 2020
Niger
10,000
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
131st
Niger rank
131st

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Niger
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k198520022020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 10,000 against 10,000 in Niger, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 131st and Niger ranks 131st 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.