Greece vs Spain: Military personnel

Greece
132,000 people
in 2022
Spain
124,000 people
in 2022
Greece rank
38th
Spain rank
39th

Military personnel over time

  • Greece
  • Spain
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 132,000 people against 124,000 people in Spain, a difference of 8,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 192 shared years of data; in 1828 it was Spain ahead.

Greece ranks 38th 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

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.