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Lithuania vs Netherlands: Armed forces personnel

Lithuania
37,000
in 2020
Netherlands
41,000
in 2020
Lithuania rank
82nd
Netherlands rank
79th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 41,000 against 37,000 in Lithuania, a difference of 4,000.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Lithuania ranks 82nd and Netherlands ranks 79th 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.