Statizoid

Mexico vs Venezuela: Armed forces personnel

Mexico
341,000
in 2020
Venezuela
343,000
in 2020
Mexico rank
19th
Venezuela rank
18th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Mexico
  • Venezuela
0100.0k200.0k300.0k198520022020

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 343,000 against 341,000 in Mexico, a difference of 2,000.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 19th and Venezuela ranks 18th 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.