German database company Statica has also released a new list of countries with the largest military personnel in the world. Like every time, this time also China remains on top, although concerns have been raised about the British army. India is second only to China in terms of army size. The total number of active military personnel of India is 1,445,000.
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after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, China has been its efforts to build a new world order and fast. Once a strong condemnation of terrorism, China is now providing financial help to the dreaded terrorist organization like Taliban to run the government. Meanwhile, German database company Statica has also released a new list of countries with the largest military personnel in the world. Like every time, this time also China remains on top, although concerns have been raised about the British army.
China’s army is the largest in the world
According to the latest Statica report, the People’s Liberation Army of China is the largest army in the world. The total number of enlisted personnel in the Chinese military is 2,185,000 in 2021. China itself also claims to have the most active military personnel in the world. Chinese military personnel are divided into five military branches, which include the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, and Strategic Support Force. Chinese military units are divided into five theater commands.
India ranked second
India is second only to China in terms of army size. The total number of active military personnel of India is 1,445,000. This includes personnel from the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. Apart from this, India has the largest paramilitary force in the world. This includes Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Police Force, Sashastra Seema Bal, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, NSG, SPG.
This country is included in the top 10 in terms of military personnel
America ranks third in the world in terms of military numbers. The total number of employees working in all branches of the US military is 1400000. The top ten countries in order from largest to smallest in terms of army size include China, India, America, North Korea, Russia, Pakistan, South Korea, Iran, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia. At the bottom of Statista’s analysis is Bangladesh, which has a force of 204,000 active military personnel.
Pakistan’s army personnel
Compared to India, the total number of military personnel of Pakistan is less than half. According to Statica, Pakistan has the sixth largest army in the world. The total number of military personnel of Pakistan in 2021 is said to be 654000. It also includes the Pakistan Army, Air Force and Navy like India. There are about 540000 personnel in Pakistan Army, 53000 in Navy and 69000 in Air Force.
Britain has smaller army than Egypt, Myanmar
In this list, the most concern has been expressed over the decreasing number of British Forces. Britain’s army is said to be smaller than the armies of other countries like Egypt, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Turkey. Neighboring France also has a bigger army than Britain. The French military has 270,000 active military personnel in 2021. As of 1 April 2021, the UK Armed Forces had 159,000 permanent personnel, both trained and untrained, according to figures from the House of Commons Library.
