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Denmark vs Malawi: Armed forces personnel

Denmark
15,000
in 2020
Malawi
15,000
in 2020
Denmark rank
117th
Malawi rank
117th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Denmark
  • Malawi
10.0k20.0k30.0k198520022020

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 15,000 against 15,000 in Malawi, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 117th and Malawi ranks 117th 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.