Statizoid

Ethiopia vs Sudan: Armed forces personnel

Ethiopia
138,000
in 2020
Sudan
144,000
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
44th
Sudan rank
43rd

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k198520022020

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 144,000 against 138,000 in Ethiopia, a difference of 6,000.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 44th and Sudan ranks 43rd 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.