Statizoid

Kenya vs Norway: Armed forces personnel

Kenya
24,000
in 2020
Norway
25,000
in 2020
Kenya rank
96th
Norway rank
94th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Kenya
  • Norway
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k198520022020

How they compare

Norway currently reports 25,000 against 24,000 in Kenya, a difference of 1,000.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Norway ahead.

Kenya ranks 96th and Norway ranks 94th 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.