Eswatini vs Lesotho: Armed forces personnel

Eswatini
3,000
in 1999
Lesotho
2,000
in 2020
Eswatini rank
153rd
Lesotho rank
156th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 3,000 against 2,000 in Lesotho, a difference of 1,000.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.5 times Lesotho's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 153rd and Lesotho ranks 156th 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.