Statizoid

Egypt vs Indonesia: Armed forces personnel

Egypt
836,000
in 2020
Indonesia
676,000
in 2020
Egypt rank
7th
Indonesia rank
9th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Egypt
  • Indonesia
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k198520022020

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 836,000 against 676,000 in Indonesia, a difference of 160,000.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 9th 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.