Countries With Mandatory Military Service

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Interactive MapIntroductionMandatory Military Service by CountryAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileColombiaComorosCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHondurasHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLithuaniaLuxembourgMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorwayOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaParaguayPeople's Republic of ChinaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of MacedoniaRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe BahamasThe GambiaTogoTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Introduction

Almost every country has a military of some form, but the ways a country fills its ranks vary, and has varied with time. The least compulsory method is voluntary enlistment, where citizens choose to join the military and no one forces service. The military can therefore become a career. The opposite end of the spectrum is mandatory service where countries require certain people (usually adult men but may also include women) to serve in the military for some time.

The other option is some form of conscription or draft. Countries that have a draft require able-bodied people within a certain age range to register with the government so that they would be available for service if they are needed. The draft is seen as a fair middle ground because it fills military ranks during wartime but does not require everyone to join when they turn 18.

Other nations with armed forces that belong to bigger organizations (such as the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO) do not conscript their personnel, but rather promote military careers to recruit them.

Learn for yourself about countries with mandatory military service by investigating the data in the map and charts.

CountryMandatory Military ServiceMilitary SpendingNumber of Active Military Personnel
AlbaniaNo$236,421,7567,500
AlgeriaNo$9,112,461,105139,000
AnguillaNo
Antigua and BarbudaNo180
ArgentinaNo$2,591,642,98572,100
AustraliaNo$31,753,716,21659,600
BahrainNo$1,381,382,9798,200
BangladeshNo$4,882,596,685163,050
BarbadosNo610
BelgiumNo$6,311,494,7975,900
BelizeNo$21,817,0501,500
BermudaNo
BhutanNo
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNo$192,200,72610,500
BotswanaNo$517,846,5689,000
BruneiNo$453,337,7997,200
BulgariaNo$1,216,592,09136,950
Burkina FasoNo$458,279,09811,200
BurundiNo$68,376,39730,050
CameroonNo$443,336,83225,400
CanadaNo$26,449,162,67966,500
Central African RepublicNo$43,197,4139,150
ChileNo$6,230,436,39968,500
ComorosNo
CroatiaNo$1,739,751,84516,700
Czech RepublicNo$3,935,630,96526,600
DjiboutiNo10,450
Dominican RepublicNo$581,619,42556,050
EcuadorNo$2,417,000,00041,250
EthiopiaNo$487,848,610138,000
FijiNo$70,476,2484,040
FranceNo$56,646,996,216203,250
GabonNo$311,454,9294,700
GermanyNo$56,017,029,328183,400
GhanaNo$298,345,43315,500
GuyanaNo$70,703,6523,400
HondurasNo$438,108,69214,950
IndiaNo$76,598,031,1811,460,350
IraqNo$4,728,165,568193,000
IrelandNo$1,267,738,8848,550
ItalyNo$32,006,137,654161,550
JamaicaNo$209,817,0125,950
JapanNo$54,123,551,702247,150
KenyaNo$1,113,287,24724,100
KuwaitNo$9,024,335,54817,500
LatviaNo$826,631,9778,750
LebanonNo60,000
LesothoNo$37,044,0552,000
LiberiaNo$14,048,5002,010
LuxembourgNo$460,028,382410
MalawiNo$83,290,61810,700
MalaysiaNo$3,830,234,243113,000
MaldivesNo
MaltaNo$84,908,9401,700
MauritaniaNo$230,935,49315,850
MauritiusNo$19,737,9780
MontenegroNo$98,628,1932,350
MyanmarNo$2,107,821,055356,000
NamibiaNo$401,859,3089,900
NepalNo$445,199,61396,600
NetherlandsNo$13,752,010,40733,600
New ZealandNo$3,389,851,4859,750
NicaraguaNo$77,919,65012,000
NigeriaNo$4,466,397,816143,000
OmanNo$5,783,615,08542,600
PakistanNo$11,304,829,853651,800
Papua New GuineaNo$88,724,2084,000
PeruNo$2,360,613,14681,000
PhilippinesNo$4,090,523,773145,300
PolandNo$13,710,679,108114,050
PortugalNo$4,908,940,39727,250
Republic of MacedoniaNo$214,588,9478,000
Republic of the CongoNo$313,055,83110,000
RomaniaNo$5,563,282,00271,500
RwandaNo$164,016,05833,000
Saint Kitts and NevisNo
San MarinoNo
Saudi ArabiaNo$55,564,266,667257,000
SenegalNo$473,971,93113,600
SerbiaNo$1,270,783,74728,150
SeychellesNo$22,823,270420
Sierra LeoneNo$27,269,4038,500
SlovakiaNo$1,983,207,19017,950
SloveniaNo$734,389,7826,950
SpainNo$19,544,465,468122,850
Sri LankaNo$1,563,052,164255,000
SurinameNo1,840
The BahamasNo1,500
The GambiaNo$14,706,3934,100
TogoNo$113,949,4308,550
Trinidad and TobagoNo$207,680,4744,650
UgandaNo$1,066,564,38345,000
United KingdomNo$68,366,440,552153,200
United States of AmericaNo$800,672,200,0001,395,350
UruguayNo$1,257,924,38021,100
Vatican CityNo
VietnamNo482,000
YemenNo40,000
ZambiaNo$282,577,99615,100
ZimbabweNo$65,800,55429,000
EswatiniNo$81,056,710
AngolaYes$981,451,012107,000
ArmeniaYes$619,435,47242,900
AustriaYes$3,825,331,12623,300
AzerbaijanYes$2,703,176,47166,950
BelarusYes$762,776,22447,950
BeninYes$97,424,4897,250
BoliviaYes$625,336,76434,100
BrazilYes$19,187,122,475366,500
CambodiaYes$643,379,508124,300
ChadYes$330,998,07833,500
ColombiaYes$10,180,134,292255,950
CubaYes49,000
CyprusYes$517,502,36512,000
Democratic Republic of the CongoYes$306,078,783134,250
DenmarkYes$5,391,221,37415,400
East TimorYes$39,222,0002,280
EgyptYes$5,165,445,627438,500
El SalvadorYes$382,600,00024,500
Equatorial GuineaYes$170,180,6601,450
EritreaYes201,750
EstoniaYes$763,954,5887,200
FinlandYes$5,903,500,47319,250
GeorgiaYes$302,144,18920,650
GreeceYes$8,079,943,236143,300
GuatemalaYes$341,780,82218,050
GuineaYes$244,558,5909,700
Guinea-BissauYes$26,339,3594,450
HungaryYes$2,777,132,53134,200
IndonesiaYes$8,259,275,725395,500
IranYes$24,589,091,554610,000
IsraelYes$24,340,979,541169,500
Ivory CoastYes$637,656,91327,400
JordanYes$2,176,760,563100,500
KazakhstanYes$1,617,793,37539,000
KyrgyzstanYes$124,852,20110,900
LaosYes29,100
LithuaniaYes$1,240,539,26223,000
MaliYes$558,379,25021,000
MexicoYes$8,680,832,593216,000
MoldovaYes$52,293,26355,150
MongoliaYes$108,262,0999,700
MoroccoYes$5,378,366,535195,800
MozambiqueYes$248,475,37611,200
NigerYes$202,404,4775,300
North KoreaYes1,280,000
NorwayYes$8,251,716,51325,400
ParaguayYes$372,601,36913,950
People's Republic of ChinaYes$293,351,866,3592,035,000
QatarYes$11,593,406,59316,500
RussiaYes$65,907,705,047900,000
SingaporeYes$11,115,320,17951,000
SomaliaYes$113,540,00013,900
South AfricaYes$3,265,555,63174,000
South KoreaYes$50,226,948,867555,000
South SudanYes$170,376,33853,000
SudanYes$375,212,619104,300
SwedenYes$7,887,360,07514,600
SwitzerlandYes$5,738,402,62619,550
SyriaYes169,000
São Tomé and PríncipeYes
TaiwanYes$12,958,452,722169,000
TajikistanYes$81,706,7768,800
TanzaniaYes$742,341,84427,000
ThailandYes$6,604,525,525360,850
TunisiaYes$1,250,454,38035,800
TurkeyYes$15,478,850,939355,200
TurkmenistanYes36,500
UkraineYes$5,942,781,068196,600
United Arab EmiratesYes63,000
UzbekistanYes48,000
VenezuelaYes123,000

Mandatory Military Service by Country

Albania

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Mandatory Military Service

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$236,421,756

Ranked in the World

#111

Number of Active Military Personnel

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7,500

↓ 6.25%

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Ranked in the World

#136

Algeria

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$9,112,461,105

Ranked in the World

#26

Number of Active Military Personnel

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139,000

↑ 6.92%

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Ranked in the World

#37

Angola

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$981,451,012

Ranked in the World

#74

Number of Active Military Personnel

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107,000

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#45

Anguilla

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

Antigua and Barbuda

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

Number of Active Military Personnel

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180

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#165

Argentina

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$2,591,642,985

Ranked in the World

#56

Number of Active Military Personnel

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72,100

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#51

Armenia

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$619,435,472

Ranked in the World

#83

Number of Active Military Personnel

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42,900

↓ 4.24%

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Ranked in the World

#67

Australia

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$31,753,716,216

Ranked in the World

#12

Number of Active Military Personnel

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59,600

↑ 1.71%

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Ranked in the World

#58

Austria

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$3,825,331,126

Ranked in the World

#51

Number of Active Military Personnel

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23,300

↑ 5.67%

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Ranked in the World

#92

Azerbaijan

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$2,703,176,471

Ranked in the World

#55

Number of Active Military Personnel

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66,950

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#54

Bahrain

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$1,381,382,979

Ranked in the World

#65

Number of Active Military Personnel

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8,200

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#134

Bangladesh

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$4,882,596,685

Ranked in the World

#45

Number of Active Military Personnel

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163,050

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#31

Barbados

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

Number of Active Military Personnel

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610

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#160

Belarus

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$762,776,224

Ranked in the World

#77

Number of Active Military Personnel

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47,950

↑ 5.73%

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Ranked in the World

#65

Belgium

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$6,311,494,797

Ranked in the World

#34

Number of Active Military Personnel

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5,900

↓ 76.4%

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Ranked in the World

#142

Belize

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$21,817,050

Ranked in the World

#146

Number of Active Military Personnel

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1,500

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#157

Benin

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$97,424,489

Ranked in the World

#127

Number of Active Military Personnel

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7,250

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#137

Bermuda

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

Bhutan

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

Bolivia

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$625,336,764

Ranked in the World

#82

Number of Active Military Personnel

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34,100

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#76

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$192,200,726

Ranked in the World

#117

Number of Active Military Personnel

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10,500

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#120

Botswana

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$517,846,568

Ranked in the World

#86

Number of Active Military Personnel

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9,000

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#128

Brazil

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$19,187,122,475

Ranked in the World

#17

Number of Active Military Personnel

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366,500

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#12

Brunei

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$453,337,799

Ranked in the World

#92

Number of Active Military Personnel

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7,200

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#138

Bulgaria

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$1,216,592,091

Ranked in the World

#71

Number of Active Military Personnel

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36,950

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#72

Burkina Faso

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$458,279,098

Ranked in the World

#91

Number of Active Military Personnel

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11,200

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#116

Burundi

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$68,376,397

Ranked in the World

#137

Number of Active Military Personnel

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30,050

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#80

Cambodia

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$643,379,508

Ranked in the World

#80

Number of Active Military Personnel

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124,300

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#40

Cameroon

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$443,336,832

Ranked in the World

#94

Number of Active Military Personnel

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25,400

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#88

Canada

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$26,449,162,679

Ranked in the World

#13

Number of Active Military Personnel

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66,500

↓ 1.34%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#55

Central African Republic

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$43,197,413

Ranked in the World

#140

Number of Active Military Personnel

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9,150

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#127

Chad

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$330,998,078

Ranked in the World

#101

Number of Active Military Personnel

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33,500

↑ 0.75%

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Ranked in the World

#78

Chile

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$6,230,436,399

Ranked in the World

#35

Number of Active Military Personnel

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68,500

↓ 11.27%

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Ranked in the World

#53

Colombia

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$10,180,134,292

Ranked in the World

#25

Number of Active Military Personnel

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255,950

↓ 12.7%

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Ranked in the World

#17

Comoros

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

Croatia

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$1,739,751,845

Ranked in the World

#62

Number of Active Military Personnel

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16,700

↑ 9.87%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#102

Cuba

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

Number of Active Military Personnel

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49,000

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#63

Cyprus

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$517,502,365

Ranked in the World

#87

Number of Active Military Personnel

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12,000

↓ 20%

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Ranked in the World

#114

Czech Republic

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$3,935,630,965

Ranked in the World

#49

Number of Active Military Personnel

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26,600

↑ 6.83%

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Ranked in the World

#87

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$306,078,783

Ranked in the World

#104

Number of Active Military Personnel

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134,250

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#39

Denmark

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$5,391,221,374

Ranked in the World

#41

Number of Active Military Personnel

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15,400

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#106

Djibouti

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

Number of Active Military Personnel

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10,450

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#121

Dominican Republic

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$581,619,425

Ranked in the World

#84

Number of Active Military Personnel

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56,050

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#59

East Timor

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$39,222,000

Ranked in the World

#141

Number of Active Military Personnel

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2,280

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#152

Ecuador

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$2,417,000,000

Ranked in the World

#57

Number of Active Military Personnel

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41,250

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#69

Egypt

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$5,165,445,627

Ranked in the World

#43

Number of Active Military Personnel

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438,500

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#10

El Salvador

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$382,600,000

Ranked in the World

#97

Number of Active Military Personnel

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24,500

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#90

Equatorial Guinea

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$170,180,660

Ranked in the World

#119

Number of Active Military Personnel

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1,450

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#159

Eritrea

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

Number of Active Military Personnel

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201,750

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#22

Estonia

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$763,954,588

Ranked in the World

#76

Number of Active Military Personnel

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7,200

↑ 1.41%

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Ranked in the World

#139

Eswatini

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$81,056,710

Ranked in the World

#132

Ethiopia

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$487,848,610

Ranked in the World

#88

Number of Active Military Personnel

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138,000

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#38

Fiji

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$70,476,248

Ranked in the World

#136

Number of Active Military Personnel

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4,040

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#148

Finland

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$5,903,500,473

Ranked in the World

#37

Number of Active Military Personnel

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19,250

↓ 19.12%

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Ranked in the World

#98

France

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$56,646,996,216

Ranked in the World

#6

Number of Active Military Personnel

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203,250

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#21

Gabon

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$311,454,929

Ranked in the World

#103

Number of Active Military Personnel

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4,700

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#144

Georgia

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$302,144,189

Ranked in the World

#105

Number of Active Military Personnel

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20,650

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#96

Germany

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$56,017,029,328

Ranked in the World

#7

Number of Active Military Personnel

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183,400

↓ 0.05%

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Ranked in the World

#26

Ghana

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$298,345,433

Ranked in the World

#106

Number of Active Military Personnel

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15,500

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#105

Greece

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$8,079,943,236

Ranked in the World

#31

Number of Active Military Personnel

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143,300

↑ 0.42%

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Ranked in the World

#35

Guatemala

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$341,780,822

Ranked in the World

#100

Number of Active Military Personnel

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18,050

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#99

Guinea

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$244,558,590

Ranked in the World

#110

Number of Active Military Personnel

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9,700

-

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Ranked in the World

#125

Guinea-Bissau

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$26,339,359

Ranked in the World

#144

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

4,450

-

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#146

Guyana

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$70,703,652

Ranked in the World

#135

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

3,400

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#150

Honduras

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$438,108,692

Ranked in the World

#95

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

14,950

↑ 3.1%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#108

Hungary

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$2,777,132,531

Ranked in the World

#54

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

34,200

↑ 23.02%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#75

India

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$76,598,031,181

Ranked in the World

#3

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

1,460,350

↑ 0.13%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#2

Indonesia

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$8,259,275,725

Ranked in the World

#29

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

395,500

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#11

Iran

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$24,589,091,554

Ranked in the World

#14

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

610,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#7

Iraq

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$4,728,165,568

Ranked in the World

#46

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

193,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#25

Ireland

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$1,267,738,884

Ranked in the World

#67

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

8,550

↓ 2.29%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#131

Israel

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$24,340,979,541

Ranked in the World

#15

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

169,500

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#27

Italy

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$32,006,137,654

Ranked in the World

#11

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

161,550

↓ 2.39%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#32

Ivory Coast

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$637,656,913

Ranked in the World

#81

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

27,400

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#84

Jamaica

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$209,817,012

Ranked in the World

#114

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

5,950

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#141

Japan

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$54,123,551,702

Ranked in the World

#9

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

247,150

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#19

Jordan

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$2,176,760,563

Ranked in the World

#59

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

100,500

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#47

Kazakhstan

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$1,617,793,375

Ranked in the World

#63

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

39,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#71

Kenya

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$1,113,287,247

Ranked in the World

#72

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

24,100

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#91

Kuwait

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$9,024,335,548

Ranked in the World

#27

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

17,500

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#101

Kyrgyzstan

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$124,852,201

Ranked in the World

#121

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

10,900

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#118

Laos

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

29,100

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#81

Latvia

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$826,631,977

Ranked in the World

#75

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

8,750

↑ 40%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#130

Lebanon

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

60,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#57

Lesotho

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$37,044,055

Ranked in the World

#142

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

2,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#154

Liberia

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$14,048,500

Ranked in the World

#150

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

2,010

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#153

Lithuania

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$1,240,539,262

Ranked in the World

#70

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

23,000

↑ 4.55%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#93

Luxembourg

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$460,028,382

Ranked in the World

#90

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

410

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#163

Malawi

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$83,290,618

Ranked in the World

#130

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

10,700

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#119

Malaysia

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$3,830,234,243

Ranked in the World

#50

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

113,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#44

Maldives

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

Mali

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$558,379,250

Ranked in the World

#85

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

21,000

↑ 61.54%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#95

Malta

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$84,908,940

Ranked in the World

#129

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

1,700

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#156

Mauritania

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$230,935,493

Ranked in the World

#112

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

15,850

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#104

Mauritius

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$19,737,978

Ranked in the World

#148

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

0

↓ 100%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#167

Mexico

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$8,680,832,593

Ranked in the World

#28

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

216,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#20

Moldova

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$52,293,263

Ranked in the World

#139

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

55,150

↑ 970.87%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#60

Mongolia

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$108,262,099

Ranked in the World

#124

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

9,700

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#126

Montenegro

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$98,628,193

Ranked in the World

#126

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

2,350

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#151

Morocco

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$5,378,366,535

Ranked in the World

#42

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

195,800

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#24

Mozambique

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$248,475,376

Ranked in the World

#109

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

11,200

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#117

Myanmar

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$2,107,821,055

Ranked in the World

#60

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

356,000

↓ 12.32%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#14

Namibia

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$401,859,308

Ranked in the World

#96

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

9,900

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#123

Nepal

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$445,199,613

Ranked in the World

#93

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

96,600

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#48

Netherlands

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$13,752,010,407

Ranked in the World

#19

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

33,600

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#77

New Zealand

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$3,389,851,485

Ranked in the World

#52

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

9,750

↑ 3.72%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#124

Nicaragua

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$77,919,650

Ranked in the World

#134

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

12,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#115

Niger

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$202,404,477

Ranked in the World

#116

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

5,300

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#143

Nigeria

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$4,466,397,816

Ranked in the World

#47

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

143,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#36

North Korea

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

1,280,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#4

Norway

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$8,251,716,513

Ranked in the World

#30

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

25,400

↑ 13.65%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#89

Oman

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$5,783,615,085

Ranked in the World

#38

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

42,600

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#68

Pakistan

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$11,304,829,853

Ranked in the World

#23

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

651,800

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#6

Papua New Guinea

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$88,724,208

Ranked in the World

#128

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

4,000

↑ 11.11%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#149

Paraguay

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$372,601,369

Ranked in the World

#99

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

13,950

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#110

People's Republic of China

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$293,351,866,359

Ranked in the World

#2

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

2,035,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#1

Peru

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$2,360,613,146

Ranked in the World

#58

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

81,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#49

Philippines

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$4,090,523,773

Ranked in the World

#48

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

145,300

↑ 1.54%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#34

Poland

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$13,710,679,108

Ranked in the World

#20

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

114,050

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#43

Portugal

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$4,908,940,397

Ranked in the World

#44

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

27,250

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#85

Qatar

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$11,593,406,593

Ranked in the World

#22

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

16,500

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#103

Republic of Macedonia

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$214,588,947

Ranked in the World

#113

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

8,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#135

Republic of the Congo

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$313,055,831

Ranked in the World

#102

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

10,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#122

Romania

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$5,563,282,002

Ranked in the World

#40

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

71,500

↑ 4.38%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#52

Russia

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$65,907,705,047

Ranked in the World

#5

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

900,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#5

Rwanda

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$164,016,058

Ranked in the World

#120

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

33,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#79

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

San Marino

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

São Tomé and Príncipe

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

Saudi Arabia

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$55,564,266,667

Ranked in the World

#8

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

257,000

↑ 13.22%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#16

Senegal

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$473,971,931

Ranked in the World

#89

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

13,600

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#112

Serbia

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$1,270,783,747

Ranked in the World

#66

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

28,150

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#83

Seychelles

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$22,823,270

Ranked in the World

#145

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

420

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#162

Sierra Leone

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$27,269,403

Ranked in the World

#143

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

8,500

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#133

Singapore

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$11,115,320,179

Ranked in the World

#24

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

51,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#62

Slovakia

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$1,983,207,190

Ranked in the World

#61

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

17,950

↑ 13.25%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#100

Slovenia

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$734,389,782

Ranked in the World

#79

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

6,950

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#140

Somalia

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$113,540,000

Ranked in the World

#123

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

13,900

↓ 29.8%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#111

South Africa

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$3,265,555,631

Ranked in the World

#53

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

74,000

↓ 0.67%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#50

South Korea

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$50,226,948,867

Ranked in the World

#10

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

555,000

↓ 7.35%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#8

South Sudan

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

$170,376,338

Ranked in the World

#118

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

53,000

↓ 71.35%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#61

Spain

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$19,544,465,468

Ranked in the World

#16

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

122,850

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#42

Sri Lanka

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$1,563,052,164

Ranked in the World

#64

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

255,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#18

Sudan

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$375,212,619

Ranked in the World

#98

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

104,300

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#46

Suriname

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

1,840

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#155

Sweden

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$7,887,360,075

Ranked in the World

#32

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

14,600

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#109

Switzerland

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$5,738,402,626

Ranked in the World

#39

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

19,550

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#97

Syria

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

169,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#28

Taiwan

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$12,958,452,722

Ranked in the World

#21

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

169,000

↑ 3.68%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#29

Tajikistan

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$81,706,776

Ranked in the World

#131

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

8,800

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#129

Tanzania

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$742,341,844

Ranked in the World

#78

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

27,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#86

Thailand

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$6,604,525,525

Ranked in the World

#33

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

360,850

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#13

The Bahamas

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

1,500

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#158

The Gambia

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$14,706,393

Ranked in the World

#149

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

4,100

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#147

Togo

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$113,949,430

Ranked in the World

#122

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

8,550

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#132

Trinidad and Tobago

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add_circle

Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$207,680,474

Ranked in the World

#115

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

4,650

↑ 1.09%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#145

Tunisia

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$1,250,454,380

Ranked in the World

#69

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

35,800

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#74

Turkey

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$15,478,850,939

Ranked in the World

#18

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

355,200

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#15

Turkmenistan

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

36,500

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#73

Uganda

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$1,066,564,383

Ranked in the World

#73

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

45,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#66

Ukraine

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

$5,942,781,068

Ranked in the World

#36

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

196,600

↓ 5.93%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#23

United Arab Emirates

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Mandatory Military Service

help

Yes

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

63,000

- 0%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#56

United Kingdom

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add_circle

Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$68,366,440,552

Ranked in the World

#4

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

153,200

↑ 3.16%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#33

United States of America

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Mandatory Military Service

help

No

$800,672,200,000

Ranked in the World

#1

Number of Active Military Personnel

help

1,395,350

↑ 0.52%

Vs 2021

Ranked in the World

#3

Uruguay

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$1,257,924,380

Ranked in the World

#68

Number of Active Military Personnel

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21,100

↑ 0.48%

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Ranked in the World

#94

Uzbekistan

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

Number of Active Military Personnel

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48,000

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#64

Vatican City

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

Venezuela

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Mandatory Military Service

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Yes

Number of Active Military Personnel

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123,000

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#41

Vietnam

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

Number of Active Military Personnel

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482,000

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#9

Yemen

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

Number of Active Military Personnel

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40,000

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#70

Zambia

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$282,577,996

Ranked in the World

#107

Number of Active Military Personnel

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15,100

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#107

Zimbabwe

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Mandatory Military Service

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No

$65,800,554

Ranked in the World

#138

Number of Active Military Personnel

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29,000

- 0%

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Ranked in the World

#82