Argentina vs Chile: Military personnel

Argentina

72,000 people

in 2022

Chile

69,000 people

in 2022

Argentina rank

52nd

Chile rank

54th

Military personnel over time

Argentina
Chile

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 72,000 people against 69,000 people in Chile, a difference of 3,000 people.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 52nd and Chile ranks 54th of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in Argentina
Military personnel in Chile
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.