Malaysia vs Sudan: Military personnel

Malaysia
113,000 people
in 2022
Sudan
104,000 people
in 2022
Malaysia rank
43rd
Sudan rank
45th

Military personnel over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sudan
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k195619892022

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 113,000 people against 104,000 people in Sudan, a difference of 9,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 43rd and Sudan ranks 45th 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.