Cambodia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Military personnel

Cambodia
124,000 people
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo
134,000 people
in 2022
Cambodia rank
39th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
37th

Military personnel over time

  • Cambodia
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 134,000 people against 124,000 people in Cambodia, a difference of 10,000 people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 39th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 37th 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.