Greece vs Nigeria: Military personnel

Greece
132,000 people
in 2022
Nigeria
143,000 people
in 2022
Greece rank
38th
Nigeria rank
35th

Military personnel over time

  • Greece
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 143,000 people against 132,000 people in Greece, a difference of 11,000 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

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

Greece ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 35th 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.