Chile vs Romania: Military personnel

Chile

69,000 people

in 2022

Romania

72,000 people

in 2022

Chile rank

54th

Romania rank

52nd

Military personnel over time

Chile
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 72,000 people against 69,000 people in Chile, a difference of 3,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 139 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Romania ahead.

Chile ranks 54th and Romania ranks 52nd of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in Chile
Military personnel in Romania
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.