Statizoid

Estonia vs Jamaica: Armed forces personnel

Estonia
7,000
in 2020
Jamaica
6,000
in 2020
Estonia rank
142nd
Jamaica rank
145th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Estonia
  • Jamaica
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k198520022020

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 7,000 against 6,000 in Jamaica, a difference of 1,000.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Jamaica ahead.

Estonia ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 145th 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.