Statizoid

Ghana vs Namibia: Armed forces personnel

Ghana
16,000
in 2020
Namibia
16,000
in 2020
Ghana rank
113th
Namibia rank
113th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Ghana
  • Namibia
05.0k10.0k15.0k198520022020

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 16,000 against 16,000 in Namibia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 113th and Namibia ranks 113th 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.