Statizoid

Mongolia vs Zambia: Armed forces personnel

Mongolia
18,000
in 2020
Zambia
16,000
in 2020
Mongolia rank
110th
Zambia rank
113th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Mongolia
  • Zambia
010.0k20.0k30.0k198520022020

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 18,000 against 16,000 in Zambia, a difference of 2,000.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 113th 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.