Iraq vs Mexico: Military personnel

Iraq
193,000 people
in 2022
Mexico
216,000 people
in 2022
Iraq rank
26th
Mexico rank
23rd

Military personnel over time

  • Iraq
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 216,000 people against 193,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 23,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Mexico ahead.

Iraq ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 23rd 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.