Nigeria vs Philippines: Military personnel

Nigeria

143,000 people

in 2022

Philippines

145,000 people

in 2022

Nigeria rank

35th

Philippines rank

34th

Military personnel over time

Nigeria
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 145,000 people against 143,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 2,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.

Nigeria ranks 35th and Philippines ranks 34th of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in Nigeria
Military personnel in Philippines
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.