Bhutan vs Gabon: Military personnel

Bhutan
6,000 people
in 2000
Gabon
5,000 people
in 2022
Bhutan rank
142nd
Gabon rank
145th

Military personnel over time

  • Bhutan
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 6,000 people against 5,000 people in Gabon, a difference of 1,000 people.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 142nd and Gabon ranks 145th 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.