Statizoid

Kenya vs Norway: Military personnel

Kenya
24,000 people
in 2022
Norway
25,000 people
in 2022
Kenya rank
91st
Norway rank
88th

Military personnel over time

  • Kenya
  • Norway
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k190519632022

How they compare

Norway currently reports 25,000 people against 24,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Norway ahead.

Kenya ranks 91st and Norway ranks 88th 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.