Netherlands vs Rwanda: Military personnel

Netherlands

34,000 people

in 2022

Rwanda

33,000 people

in 2022

Netherlands rank

74th

Rwanda rank

76th

Military personnel over time

Netherlands
Rwanda

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 34,000 people against 33,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 74th and Rwanda ranks 76th of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in Netherlands
Military personnel in Rwanda
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.