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Total Available Manpower by Country

Sometimes simple sheer numbers of participants allow for an acceptable battlefield outcome.

Total Available Manpower by Country

Sometimes simple sheer numbers of participants allow for an acceptable battlefield outcome.

OVERVIEW



Total available manpower proves critical in a drawn out conflict. For the purposes of the GFP ranking, a nation showcasing an inherently large population (as in China or India) has the theoretical benefit of committing more souls to the fighting.

The data presented below is through 2016.

1
National Flag Graphic
750,000,000
China
CHN
2
National Flag Graphic
616,000,000
India
IND
3
National Flag Graphic
145,215,000
United States
USA
4
National Flag Graphic
130,000,000
Indonesia
INO
5
National Flag Graphic
107,000,000
Brazil
BRA
6
National Flag Graphic
95,000,000
Pakistan
PAK
7
National Flag Graphic
72,400,000
Nigeria
NIG
8
National Flag Graphic
70,000,000
Russia
RUS
9
National Flag Graphic
60,000,000
Mexico
MEX
10
National Flag Graphic
54,000,000
Japan
JPN
11
National Flag Graphic
50,700,000
Philippines
PHI
12
National Flag Graphic
50,650,000
Vietnam
VTN
13
National Flag Graphic
47,000,000
Iran
IRN
14
National Flag Graphic
42,000,000
Egypt
EGP
15
National Flag Graphic
41,640,000
Turkey
TUR
16
National Flag Graphic
40,000,000
Ethiopia
ETH
17
National Flag Graphic
37,000,000
Bangladesh
BAN
18
National Flag Graphic
37,000,000
Germany
GER
19
National Flag Graphic
35,500,000
Thailand
THA
20
National Flag Graphic
30,000,000
United Kingdom
UKD
21
National Flag Graphic
30,000,000
France
FRA
22
National Flag Graphic
30,000,000
Myanmar
MYA
23
National Flag Graphic
28,000,000
Italy
ITA
24
National Flag Graphic
26,000,000
South Africa
SAF
25
National Flag Graphic
25,610,000
South Korea
SKO
26
National Flag Graphic
24,000,000
Colombia
COL
27
National Flag Graphic
23,000,000
Spain
SPA
28
National Flag Graphic
22,250,000
Ukraine
UKR
29
National Flag Graphic
20,850,000
Sudan
SUD
30
National Flag Graphic
20,400,000
Algeria
ALG
31
National Flag Graphic
20,000,000
Argentina
ARG
32
National Flag Graphic
19,300,000
Kenya
KEN
33
National Flag Graphic
19,000,000
Poland
POL
34
National Flag Graphic
17,000,000
Morocco
MOR
35
National Flag Graphic
16,000,000
Canada
CAN
36
National Flag Graphic
16,000,000
Iraq
IRQ
37
National Flag Graphic
16,000,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC
38
National Flag Graphic
15,800,000
Uzbekistan
UZB
39
National Flag Graphic
15,300,000
Saudi Arabia
SAR
40
National Flag Graphic
15,200,000
Peru
PER
41
National Flag Graphic
15,000,000
Malaysia
MLY
42
National Flag Graphic
14,600,000
Nepal
NEP
43
National Flag Graphic
14,300,000
Uganda
UGA
44
National Flag Graphic
14,200,000
Venezuela
VEN
45
National Flag Graphic
14,000,000
Afghanistan
AFG
46
National Flag Graphic
13,000,000
North Korea
NKO
47
National Flag Graphic
12,500,000
Ghana
GHA
48
National Flag Graphic
12,200,000
Taiwan
TAI
49
National Flag Graphic
11,600,000
Syria
SYR
50
National Flag Graphic
11,050,000
Romania
ROM
51
National Flag Graphic
11,040,000
Yemen
YEM
52
National Flag Graphic
10,850,000
Sri Lanka
SRL
53
National Flag Graphic
10,700,000
Australia
AUS
54
National Flag Graphic
10,300,000
Ivory Coast
IVC
55
National Flag Graphic
10,000,000
Tanzania
TAN
56
National Flag Graphic
9,900,000
Madagascar
MAD
57
National Flag Graphic
9,300,000
Cameroon
CAM
58
National Flag Graphic
8,600,000
Chile
CHI
59
National Flag Graphic
8,500,000
Kazakhstan
KAZ
60
National Flag Graphic
8,000,000
Cambodia
CMB
61
National Flag Graphic
7,800,000
Netherlands
NET
62
National Flag Graphic
7,600,000
Ecuador
ECU
63
National Flag Graphic
6,700,000
South Sudan
SSU
64
National Flag Graphic
6,600,000
Guatemala
GUA
65
National Flag Graphic
6,600,000
Niger
NGR
66
National Flag Graphic
6,030,000
Angola
ANG
67
National Flag Graphic
6,000,000
Mali
MAL
68
National Flag Graphic
6,000,000
Cuba
CUB
69
National Flag Graphic
6,000,000
Zambia
ZAM
70
National Flag Graphic
5,800,000
Tunisia
TUN
71
National Flag Graphic
5,500,000
Zimbabwe
ZIM
72
National Flag Graphic
5,030,000
Portugal
POR
73
National Flag Graphic
5,000,000
Czech Republic
CZR
74
National Flag Graphic
5,000,000
Bolivia
BOL
75
National Flag Graphic
5,000,000
Azerbaijan
AZR
76
National Flag Graphic
5,000,000
Belarus
BLR
77
National Flag Graphic
5,000,000
Greece
GRE
78
National Flag Graphic
4,800,000
Belgium
BEL
79
National Flag Graphic
4,650,000
Hungary
HUN
80
National Flag Graphic
4,600,000
Mozambique
MOZ
81
National Flag Graphic
4,600,000
Chad
CHD
82
National Flag Graphic
4,100,000
Honduras
HON
83
National Flag Graphic
4,065,000
Sweden
SWE
84
National Flag Graphic
4,035,000
Tajikistan
TAJ
85
National Flag Graphic
4,000,000
Austria
AST
86
National Flag Graphic
3,660,000
United Arab Emirates
UAE
87
National Flag Graphic
3,615,000
Switzerland
SWI
88
National Flag Graphic
3,600,000
Israel
ISR
89
National Flag Graphic
3,535,621
Dominican Republic
DOM
90
National Flag Graphic
3,500,000
Libya
LBY
91
National Flag Graphic
3,500,000
Serbia
SER
92
National Flag Graphic
3,360,000
Paraguay
PAR
93
National Flag Graphic
3,300,000
Jordan
JOR
94
National Flag Graphic
3,300,000
Bulgaria
BUL
95
National Flag Graphic
3,200,000
Laos
LAO
96
National Flag Graphic
3,100,000
El Salvador
ESL
97
National Flag Graphic
3,005,000
Nicaragua
NIC
98
National Flag Graphic
3,000,000
Kyrgyzstan
KYR
99
National Flag Graphic
2,780,000
Slovakia
SLK
100
National Flag Graphic
2,770,000
Turkmenistan
TKM
101
National Flag Graphic
2,700,000
Somalia
SOM
102
National Flag Graphic
2,500,000
Denmark
DEN
103
National Flag Graphic
2,400,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BOS
104
National Flag Graphic
2,342,853
Ireland
IRE
105
National Flag Graphic
2,300,000
Finland
FIN
106
National Flag Graphic
2,300,000
Central African Republic
CAR
107
National Flag Graphic
2,250,000
Georgia
GEO
108
National Flag Graphic
2,200,000
Lebanon
LEB
109
National Flag Graphic
2,175,000
Liberia
LIB
110
National Flag Graphic
2,150,000
Norway
NOR
111
National Flag Graphic
2,100,000
New Zealand
NWZ
112
National Flag Graphic
2,100,000
Croatia
CRO
113
National Flag Graphic
1,900,000
Republic of the Congo
ROC
114
National Flag Graphic
1,800,000
Mongolia
MON
115
National Flag Graphic
1,800,000
Lithuania
LIT
116
National Flag Graphic
1,730,000
Oman
OMA
117
National Flag Graphic
1,700,000
Armenia
ARM
118
National Flag Graphic
1,620,000
Kuwait
KUW
119
National Flag Graphic
1,555,000
Uruguay
URU
120
National Flag Graphic
1,523,335
Mauritania
MAU
121
National Flag Graphic
1,515,000
Albania
ALB
122
National Flag Graphic
1,402,400
Sierra Leone
SIE
123
National Flag Graphic
1,260,000
Singapore
SIN
124
National Flag Graphic
1,046,540
Macedonia
MAC
125
National Flag Graphic
948,157
Botswana
BOT
126
National Flag Graphic
942,000
Slovenia
SLV
127
National Flag Graphic
900,000
Panama
PAN
128
National Flag Graphic
850,000
Latvia
LAT
129
National Flag Graphic
800,000
Bahrain
BAH
130
National Flag Graphic
705,000
Gabon
GAB
131
National Flag Graphic
600,000
Estonia
EST
132
National Flag Graphic
600,000
Qatar
QTR
133
National Flag Graphic
570,000
Namibia
NAM
134
National Flag Graphic
175,000
Bhutan
BUT
135
National Flag Graphic
153,350
Montenegro
MTN
136
National Flag Graphic
131,700
Suriname
SUR