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Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Military personnel

Botswana
9,000 people
in 2022
Sierra Leone
9,000 people
in 2022
Botswana rank
127th
Sierra Leone rank
127th

Military personnel over time

  • Botswana
  • Sierra Leone
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119912022

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 9,000 people against 9,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Botswana ranks 127th and Sierra Leone ranks 127th 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.