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Mexico vs Thailand: Armed forces personnel

Mexico
341,000
in 2020
Thailand
455,000
in 2020
Mexico rank
19th
Thailand rank
16th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Mexico
  • Thailand
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k198520022020

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 455,000 against 341,000 in Mexico, a difference of 114,000.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 16th 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.