Argentina vs Peru: Military personnel

Argentina
72,000 people
in 2022
Peru
81,000 people
in 2022
Argentina rank
52nd
Peru rank
50th

Military personnel over time

  • Argentina
  • Peru
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k183919302022

How they compare

Peru currently reports 81,000 people against 72,000 people in Argentina, a difference of 9,000 people.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 52nd and Peru ranks 50th of 194 countries.

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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

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.