Eritrea vs Myanmar: Military personnel

Eritrea
302,000 people
in 2022
Myanmar
356,000 people
in 2022
Eritrea rank
18th
Myanmar rank
16th

Military personnel over time

  • Eritrea
  • Myanmar
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k194819852022

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 356,000 people against 302,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 54,000 people.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 18th and Myanmar ranks 16th 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.