Jordan vs Malaysia: Military personnel

Jordan
101,000 people
in 2022
Malaysia
113,000 people
in 2022
Jordan rank
46th
Malaysia rank
43rd

Military personnel over time

  • Jordan
  • Malaysia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k194619842022

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 113,000 people against 101,000 people in Jordan, a difference of 12,000 people.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd 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.