Statizoid

Myanmar vs Thailand: Armed forces personnel

Myanmar
463,000
in 2020
Thailand
455,000
in 2020
Myanmar rank
14th
Thailand rank
16th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k198520022020

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 463,000 against 455,000 in Thailand, a difference of 8,000.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Thailand ahead.

Myanmar ranks 14th 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.