Iraq vs Morocco: Military personnel

Iraq

193,000 people

in 2022

Morocco

196,000 people

in 2022

Iraq rank

26th

Morocco rank

25th

Military personnel over time

Iraq
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 196,000 people against 193,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 3,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 26th and Morocco ranks 25th of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in Iraq
Military personnel in Morocco
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.