Statizoid

Greece vs Sudan: Armed forces personnel

Greece
147,000
in 2020
Sudan
144,000
in 2020
Greece rank
42nd
Sudan rank
43rd

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Greece
  • Sudan
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k198520022020

How they compare

Greece currently reports 147,000 against 144,000 in Sudan, a difference of 3,000.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 42nd 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.