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As military forces around the world are constantly changing in size, no definitive list can ever be compiled. All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam , include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel.
The following list projects the total number of people around the globe that are eligible for military service.The estimates are drawn from demographic projections in the CIA World Factbook as of 2009.
List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel; List of countries without armed forces; List of militaries that recruit foreigners; List of armies by country; List of navies; List of air forces; List of gendarmeries; List of space forces, units, and formations; List of military special forces units; List of active rebel groups
List of largest armed forces may refer to: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel; List of countries by military expenditures; List of countries by level of military equipment
This article is a list of various nations' armed forces ranking designations. Comparisons are made between the different systems used by nations to categorize the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another.
Country Army Founded Endonym Ref. Abkhazia Abkhazia Army 1992; 33 years ago () Afghanistan Islamic National Army 1722; 303 years ago (): Pashto: افغان ملي پوځ, romanized: Afǧān millí pawź
Military ranks across the services can be compared by U.S. Uniformed Services pay grade or NATO rank code. [247] Officer corps. NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5
Comparative military ranks: Armies, air forces (non-Commonwealth) Navies, coast guards: Air forces (Commonwealth system) General officers, Flag officers, Air officers;