Los ejércitos más grandes del mundo 2026 por personal activo
Se cuenta solo el personal en servicio activo; las reservas y fuerzas paramilitares figuran en la página de cada país.
Otros rankings: Presupuesto militar (US$) · Tanques de combate · Aviones de combate · Índice de poder naval · Ojivas nucleares estimadas
| # | País | Personal militar activo |
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | 2,035,000 |
| 2 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 1,632,000 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳 India | 1,500,700 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 Estados Unidos | 1,340,150 |
| 5 | 🇰🇵 Corea del Norte | 1,280,000 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺 Rusia | 1,264,000 |
| 7 | 🇺🇦 Ucrania | 677,000 |
| 8 | 🇵🇰 Pakistán | 660,000 |
| 9 | 🇮🇷 Irán | 610,000 |
| 10 | 🇪🇹 Etiopía | 503,000 |
| 11 | 🇰🇷 Corea del Sur | 450,000 |
| 12 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 450,000 |
| 13 | 🇪🇬 Egipto | 438,500 |
| 14 | 🇧🇷 Brasil | 374,500 |
| 15 | 🇹🇭 Tailandia | 360,850 |
| 16 | 🇹🇷 Turquía | 355,200 |
| 17 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 301,750 |
| 18 | 🇲🇽 México | 301,000 |
| 19 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 285,000 |
| 20 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 260,450 |
| 21 | 🇸🇦 Arabia Saudita | 257,000 |
| 22 | 🇯🇵 Japón | 247,150 |
| 23 | 🇫🇷 Francia | 203,900 |
| 24 | 🇲🇦 Marruecos | 195,800 |
| 25 | 🇮🇶 Irak | 193,000 |
| 26 | 🇩🇪 Alemania | 179,850 |
| 27 | 🇵🇱 Polonia | 173,000 |
| 28 | 🇦🇫 Afganistán | 172,000 |
| 29 | 🇧🇩 Bangladés | 171,250 |
| 30 | 🇹🇼 Taiwán | 170,600 |
| 31 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 169,500 |
| 32 | 🇵🇭 Filipinas | 162,450 |
| 33 | 🇮🇹 Italia | 160,400 |
| 34 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 143,000 |
| 35 | 🇬🇧 Reino Unido | 141,100 |
| 36 | 🇩🇿 Argelia | 139,000 |
| 37 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 134,000 |
| 38 | 🇬🇷 Grecia | 131,650 |
| 39 | 🇨🇩 RD del Congo | 128,350 |
| 40 | 🇰🇭 Camboya | 124,300 |
| 41 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 123,000 |
| 42 | 🇪🇸 España | 122,200 |
| 43 | 🇲🇾 Malasia | 113,000 |
| 44 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 107,000 |
| 45 | 🇸🇩 Sudán | 104,300 |
| 46 | 🇯🇴 Jordania | 100,500 |
| 47 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 96,600 |
| 48 | 🇸🇸 Sudán del Sur | 90,000 |
| 49 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 83,000 |
| 50 | 🇵🇪 Perú | 81,000 |
| 51 | 🇷🇴 Rumania | 69,900 |
| 52 | 🇿🇦 Sudáfrica | 69,200 |
| 53 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 68,500 |
| 54 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaiyán | 68,200 |
| 55 | 🇦🇪 Emiratos Árabes Unidos | 63,000 |
| 56 | 🇨🇦 Canadá | 62,300 |
| 57 | 🇱🇧 Líbano | 60,000 |
| 58 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 58,540 |
| 59 | 🇩🇴 República Dominicana | 56,800 |
| 60 | 🇸🇬 Singapur | 51,000 |
| 61 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 49,000 |
| 62 | 🇧🇾 Bielorrusia | 48,600 |
| 63 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistán | 48,000 |
| 64 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 45,000 |
| 65 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 42,900 |
| 66 | 🇴🇲 Omán | 42,600 |
| 67 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 40,000 |
| 68 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 39,600 |
| 69 | 🇳🇪 Níger | 39,100 |
| 70 | 🇰🇿 Kazajistán | 39,000 |
| 71 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 36,950 |
| 72 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistán | 36,500 |
| 73 | 🇹🇳 Túnez | 35,800 |
| 74 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 34,100 |
| 75 | 🇳🇱 Países Bajos | 33,650 |
| 76 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 33,250 |
| 77 | 🇷🇼 Ruanda | 33,000 |
| 78 | 🇭🇺 Hungría | 32,150 |
| 79 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 30,050 |
| 80 | 🇱🇦 Laos | 29,100 |
| 81 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabue | 29,000 |
| 82 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 28,150 |
| 83 | 🇨🇮 Costa de Marfil | 27,400 |
| 84 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 27,000 |
| 85 | 🇨🇿 Chequia | 26,600 |
| 86 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 26,050 |
| 87 | 🇳🇴 Noruega | 25,400 |
| 88 | 🇨🇲 Camerún | 25,400 |
| 89 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 25,000 |
| 90 | 🇰🇪 Kenia | 24,100 |
| 91 | 🇫🇮 Finlandia | 23,850 |
| 92 | 🇧🇪 Bélgica | 23,500 |
| 93 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 22,200 |
| 94 | 🇨🇭 Suiza | 21,300 |
| 95 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 21,100 |
| 96 | 🇲🇱 Malí | 21,000 |
| 97 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 20,650 |
| 98 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 19,000 |
| 99 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 18,050 |
| 100 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 17,500 |
| 101 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 17,100 |
| 102 | 🇭🇷 Croacia | 16,800 |
| 103 | 🇶🇦 Catar | 16,500 |
| 104 | 🇱🇹 Lituania | 16,100 |
| 105 | 🇧🇹 Bután | 16,000 |
| 106 | 🇸🇰 Eslovaquia | 15,850 |
| 107 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 15,850 |
| 108 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 14,950 |
| 109 | 🇸🇪 Suecia | 14,850 |
| 110 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 13,950 |
| 111 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 13,750 |
| 112 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 13,600 |
| 113 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 13,500 |
| 114 | 🇩🇰 Dinamarca | 13,100 |
| 115 | 🇧🇯 Benín | 12,300 |
| 116 | 🇨🇾 Chipre | 12,000 |
| 117 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 12,000 |
| 118 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 11,600 |
| 119 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 11,200 |
| 120 | 🇰🇬 Kirguistán | 10,900 |
| 121 | 🇲🇼 Malaui | 10,700 |
| 122 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia y Herzegovina | 10,650 |
| 123 | 🇨🇬 República del Congo | 10,000 |
| 124 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 9,700 |
| 125 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 9,700 |
| 126 | 🇮🇪 Irlanda | 9,500 |
| 127 | 🇨🇫 República Centroafricana | 9,150 |
| 128 | 🇧🇼 Botsuana | 9,000 |
| 129 | 🇹🇯 Tayikistán | 8,800 |
| 130 | 🇳🇿 Nueva Zelanda | 8,700 |
| 131 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leona | 8,500 |
| 132 | 🇩🇯 Yibuti | 8,450 |
| 133 | 🇧🇭 Baréin | 8,200 |
| 134 | 🇲🇰 Macedonia del Norte | 8,000 |
| 135 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 7,500 |
| 136 | 🇧🇳 Brunéi | 7,200 |
| 137 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 7,100 |
| 138 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 7,000 |
| 139 | 🇱🇻 Letonia | 6,600 |
| 140 | 🇸🇮 Eslovenia | 6,200 |
| 141 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 5,950 |
| 142 | 🇲🇩 Moldavia | 5,150 |
| 143 | 🇬🇦 Gabón | 4,700 |
| 144 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bisáu | 4,450 |
| 145 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 4,100 |
| 146 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad y Tobago | 4,050 |
| 147 | 🇫🇯 Fiyi | 4,040 |
| 148 | 🇵🇬 Papúa Nueva Guinea | 4,000 |
| 149 | 🇲🇻 Maldivas | 4,000 |
| 150 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 3,400 |
| 151 | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 3,000 |
| 152 | 🇸🇿 Esuatini | 3,000 |
| 153 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 2,885 |
| 154 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 2,600 |
| 155 | 🇹🇱 Timor Oriental | 2,250 |
| 156 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 2,010 |
| 157 | 🇱🇸 Lesoto | 2,000 |
| 158 | 🇧🇿 Belice | 2,000 |
| 159 | 🇸🇷 Surinam | 1,840 |
| 160 | 🇬🇶 Guinea Ecuatorial | 1,750 |
| 161 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 1,700 |
| 162 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 1,500 |
| 163 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 1,200 |
| 164 | 🇱🇺 Luxemburgo | 1,100 |
| 165 | 🇰🇲 Comoras | 1,000 |
| 166 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 750 |
| 167 | 🇭🇹 Haití | 700 |
| 168 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 610 |
| 169 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 445 |
| 170 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 420 |
| 171 | 🇰🇳 San Cristóbal y Nieves | 300 |
| 172 | 🇸🇹 Santo Tomé y Príncipe | 300 |
| 173 | 🇲🇨 Mónaco | 250 |
| 174 | 🇦🇬 Antigua y Barbuda | 200 |
Fuentes y pesos del índice: metodología.