Afghanistan vs Peru: Military personnel
Afghanistan
100,000 people
in 2022
Peru
81,000 people
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
47th
Peru rank
50th
Military personnel over time
- Afghanistan
- Peru
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 100,000 people against 81,000 people in Peru, a difference of 19,000 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 47th and Peru ranks 50th of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 8 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 64,300 people | 12,200 people | 52,100 people | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 78,100 people | 13,000 people | 65,100 people | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 89,444 people | 32,000 people | 57,444 people | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 49,900 people | 32,200 people | 17,700 people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 96,300 people | 63,100 people | 33,200 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 105,800 people | 96,500 people | 9,300 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 48,900 people | 137,700 people | 88,800 people | Peru |
| 1990s | 106,333 people | 116,500 people | 10,167 people | Peru |
| 2000s | 84,667 people | 98,111 people | 13,444 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 163,700 people | 101,300 people | 62,400 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 148,667 people | 81,000 people | 67,667 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, Afghanistan or Peru?
- Afghanistan, at 100,000 people against 81,000 people in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel between Afghanistan and Peru?
- 19,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Peru?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Peru rank globally for military personnel?
- Afghanistan ranks 47th and Peru ranks 50th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Troops under the command of the national government, intended for use against foreign adversaries, and held ready for combat as of January 1 of the given year.