Statizoid

Malaysia vs Sudan: Armed forces personnel

Malaysia
136,000
in 2020
Sudan
144,000
in 2020
Malaysia rank
45th
Sudan rank
43rd

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 144,000 against 136,000 in Malaysia, a difference of 8,000.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 45th 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.