Algeria vs Philippines: Military personnel

Algeria

139,000 people

in 2022

Philippines

145,000 people

in 2022

Algeria rank

36th

Philippines rank

34th

Military personnel over time

Algeria
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 145,000 people against 139,000 people in Algeria, a difference of 6,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Philippines ahead.

Algeria ranks 36th and Philippines ranks 34th of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in Algeria
Military personnel in Philippines
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Military personnel
Unit: people
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.