Poland vs Sudan: Military personnel

Poland
114,000 people
in 2022
Sudan
104,000 people
in 2022
Poland rank
42nd
Sudan rank
45th

Military personnel over time

  • Poland
  • Sudan
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M191919702022

How they compare

Poland currently reports 114,000 people against 104,000 people in Sudan, a difference of 10,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 42nd and Sudan ranks 45th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 7 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 275,000 people 9,250 people 265,750 people Poland
1960s 295,200 people 18,400 people 276,800 people Poland
1970s 366,200 people 45,100 people 321,100 people Poland
1980s 420,500 people 70,200 people 350,300 people Poland
1990s 253,500 people 86,900 people 166,600 people Poland
2000s 157,600 people 107,900 people 49,700 people Poland
2010s 101,500 people 175,500 people 74,000 people Sudan
2020s 117,333 people 104,000 people 13,333 people Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, Poland or Sudan?
Poland, at 114,000 people against 104,000 people in Sudan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel between Poland and Sudan?
10,000 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sudan?
67 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2022.
How do Poland and Sudan rank globally for military personnel?
Poland ranks 42nd and Sudan ranks 45th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Poland vs Sudan: Military personnel. Statizoid, drawing on Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-personnel/poland/sudan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-personnel/poland/sudan/">Poland vs Sudan: Military personnel</a> — Statizoid

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.