Brazil vs Egypt: Military personnel
Brazil
367,000 people
in 2022
Egypt
439,000 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
14th
Egypt rank
12th
Military personnel over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 439,000 people against 367,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 72,000 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1855 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and Egypt ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 26,400 people | 19,200 people | 7,200 people | Brazil |
| 1860s | 42,700 people | 17,900 people | 24,800 people | Brazil |
| 1870s | 31,300 people | 22,800 people | 8,500 people | Brazil |
| 1880s | 18,667 people | 15,000 people | 3,667 people | Brazil |
| 1930s | 96,000 people | 23,667 people | 72,333 people | Brazil |
| 1940s | 143,000 people | 58,200 people | 84,800 people | Brazil |
| 1950s | 194,600 people | 94,900 people | 99,700 people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 290,100 people | 195,500 people | 94,600 people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 427,000 people | 380,400 people | 46,600 people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 448,100 people | 447,200 people | 900 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 296,200 people | 429,600 people | 133,400 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 301,900 people | 458,800 people | 156,900 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 325,800 people | 445,000 people | 119,200 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 367,000 people | 439,000 people | 72,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 439,000 people against 367,000 people in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel between Brazil and Egypt?
- 72,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for military personnel?
- Brazil ranks 14th and Egypt ranks 12th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.