Sudan vs United Kingdom: Armed forces personnel

Sudan

144,000

in 2020

United Kingdom

153,000

in 2020

Sudan rank

43rd

United Kingdom rank

41st

Armed forces personnel over time

Sudan
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 153,000 against 144,000 in Sudan, a difference of 9,000.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Sudan ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 41st 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: 07 August 2026

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.