Denmark vs Ghana: Military personnel

Denmark
15,000 people
in 2022
Ghana
16,000 people
in 2022
Denmark rank
107th
Ghana rank
105th

Military personnel over time

  • Denmark
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 16,000 people against 15,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 1,000 people.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 107th and Ghana ranks 105th 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.