Democratic Republic of Congo vs Spain: Military personnel

Democratic Republic of Congo

134,000 people

in 2022

Spain

124,000 people

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

37th

Spain rank

39th

Military personnel over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Spain

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 37th and Spain ranks 39th 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: 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.