Nepal vs Sudan: Military personnel

Nepal

97,000 people

in 2022

Sudan

104,000 people

in 2022

Nepal rank

48th

Sudan rank

45th

Military personnel over time

Nepal
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 104,000 people against 97,000 people in Nepal, a difference of 7,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 48th and Sudan ranks 45th of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in Nepal
Military personnel in Sudan
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.