Cape Verde vs Tonga: Military personnel

Cape Verde

1,000 people

in 2022

Tonga

1,000 people

in 2022

Cape Verde rank

162nd

Tonga rank

162nd

Military personnel over time

Cape Verde
Tonga

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1,000 people against 1,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 0 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 162nd and Tonga ranks 162nd of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in Cape Verde
Military personnel in Tonga
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.