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Mauritius vs Suriname: Armed forces personnel

Mauritius
3,000
in 2020
Suriname
2,000
in 2020
Mauritius rank
153rd
Suriname rank
156th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Mauritius
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 3,000 against 2,000 in Suriname, a difference of 1,000.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.5 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Suriname ahead.

Mauritius ranks 153rd and Suriname ranks 156th 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.