France vs Mexico: Military personnel

France

203,000 people

in 2022

Mexico

216,000 people

in 2022

France rank

24th

Mexico rank

23rd

Military personnel over time

France
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 216,000 people against 203,000 people in France, a difference of 13,000 people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 185 shared years of data; in 1831 it was France ahead.

France ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in France
Military personnel in Mexico
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.