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Countries with the Most Military Troops
Name the twenty countries with the most active military troops.
- As of late January 2018, according to Wikipedia
- Quiz by Quizmaster - Jan 27, 2018
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Troops | Country |
2,183,000 | |
1,395,100 | |
1,347,300 | |
1,190,000 | |
1,013,000 | |
653,800 | |
630,000 |
Troops | Country |
523,000 | |
482,000 | |
438,500 | |
406,000 | |
395,500 | |
360,850 | |
355,200 |
Troops | Country |
334,500 | |
293,200 | |
277,150 | |
247,150 | |
244,300 | |
243,000 |
Answer Stats
Troops
Country
% Correct
Your %
bensmithusmc
+6
level 18
May 13, 2012
good quiz, quizmaster.
Ithabise
+1
level 33
May 13, 2012
Nice one!
leannexx
+1
level 36
May 15, 2012
nice quiz :)
kariannepizza
+1
level 55
May 23, 2012
Good quiz, I got them all!
ConfusedYeti
+1
level 39
Jul 24, 2012
good quiz, surprised not to see the UK on there! well it seems our military punches above its weight then!
Rowand33
+2
level 52
Dec 17, 2012
Syria and Colombia! C'mon! I always miss those two nations.
SpeedyMike
+1
level 68
Mar 30, 2014
I missed those exact ones!
Mogysht
+1
level 43
May 9, 2014
I guess Colombia last and did not have time for Syria.. (facepalm)
JFK
+1
level 15
Dec 27, 2012
Surprised a country as small as Taiwan has a bigger army than Mexico and Germany!
kalbahamut
+7
level 73
Jan 21, 2013
Not surprising when you look at the size of China's, and consider the fact that they still claim Taiwan as their province.
PatoPotato
+1
level 40
Dec 23, 2015
Germany has had military restrictions since WWI and WWII
YantheMan
+3
level 59
Dec 19, 2016
It appears they're actually following them THIS time too...
mikeb
+1
level 67
Feb 1, 2018
"We taught them a lesson in 1918, and they've hardly bothered us since then". (Tom Lehrer)
misskatelyn01
+1
level 20
Jan 2, 2013
I feel like Switzerland should be on here since they have mandatory conscription for every man.
AFwxman
+1
level 26
Aug 21, 2013
It's a militia concept, not a standing Army per se.
Djilas
+1
level 70
Oct 4, 2016
Conscription is not the same as standing army.
Israel has conscription for every man and woman afaik.
clr231
+6
level 50
Jan 25, 2013
France! Ha! Cheese eating surrender monkeys.
Nytebreid
+4
level 44
May 9, 2013
Third in military spending... how much do white flags cost these days?!?
TheWombat
+2
level 71
Oct 9, 2013
A lot less than jack boots, which is why France spends less than the USA :o)
DustyBottoms
+1
level 41
Oct 18, 2013
A comment from sunny future southern China.
kalbahamut
+3
level 73
May 24, 2016
What are you even talking about?
kalbahamut
+1
level 73
May 5, 2013
There are some countries with active reserves 10 or more times larger than some of these standing armies.
http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/30947/countries-largest-military-reserves
ConfusedYeti
+1
level 39
May 20, 2013
You can see who the developed countries are by looking at how precise their figures are. Turkey = 666,576 whereas Syria = 325,000 :)
AKE88
+1
level 29
Jul 15, 2013
Turkey isn't really considered a "developed" country though...it's one of those few countries that are labelled as a "second world" country, so they're far more developed than the likes of Syria and Indonesia, but still as developed as the likes of France and Germany
tschutzer
+3
level 80
May 9, 2014
That's not what "Second World" means. It is an outdated term for Socialist and Eastern Bloc countries from the days of the Cold War. First World designated the USA, UK, and their allies, while Third World was essentially everybody else. Turkey, as a member of NATO, was by all means a First World country.
kalbahamut
+4
level 73
May 11, 2014
Since the Cold War is a thing of the past the meanings of these terms have evolved.. 1st world meaning developed and highly industrialized countries, 3rd world meaning undeveloped countries, and 2nd sometimes used to refer to developing countries that are industrialized but not at the level of 1st world countries... the original definition is outdated, and 3rd world used to refer to countries that were not affiliated with either the USA or USSR, it was only by coincidence (probably because they were not strategically important) that these countries all also happened to be undeveloped and poor. And thus, the meaning of the terms changed over time as people were not aware of the original definition but frequently heard of poor countries being referred to as "3rd world."
Quizmaster
+1
level ∞
May 12, 2014
First world = safe to drink the tap water.
CBaker
+1
level 38
Jun 23, 2014
or they have tap water
Jiaozira
+1
level 57
Apr 21, 2017
What about here in Belize where tap water is potable in big cities, but still unclean in villages and very small towns?
CHARLESREGENTS
+1
level 18
Aug 29, 2013
suprised uk is not there
alburquirky
+1
level 55
Aug 31, 2013
The UK has 205,000 in active service and 182,000 in reserve
thecoolestdude2
+4
level 66
Sep 27, 2013
Liechtenstein isn't on here? I'm shocked!
Cahill2
+6
level 37
May 9, 2014
I'm more shocked by the lack of Nauru on the quiz. Nauru has a massive, well trained army, that is a severe threat to places like the Marshall Islands and Kiribati. I think we might see a war erupt thanks to Nauru's militarism.
PatoPotato
+1
level 40
Dec 23, 2015
Liechtenstein doesn't have an army. Though they supplied men to the NAZI forces on Operation Barbossa.
Sulps
+2
level 60
May 24, 2016
What about the Vatican? They are surrounded by friendly Italy, they need to actively protect themselves at all times!
MetopeTriglyph
+3
level 60
May 30, 2016
Yes, the Vatican's traditional emnity with San Marino poses even more of a threat to world peace than an India-Pakistan war. The "Italian Koreas", they're called.
JBlouw1850
+2
level 47
Apr 24, 2017
I am more surprised by the fact that Andorra is not here. After all, it is surrounded by Spain and France, both of which have significantly more people, land, and money.
Malbaby
+1
level 66
Dec 18, 2017
They get round that problem by calling the President of France 'The Prince of Andorra' shares a co-principality with the Catholic Bishop of Urgell (Catalonia, Spain). (that must make the President of France a reigning Monarch)
cbp
+1
level 25
Mar 3, 2018
You may like this 1960s tribute to Andorra's defense budget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOCWTRJCnf0
powdamonkeyy
+1
level 40
Oct 9, 2013
guiz.. weres costa rica?
ChocolateMoose
+1
level 35
Dec 18, 2015
Costa Rica doesn't have an army
angusr
+7
level 28
May 24, 2016
I think you might have missed the sarcasm there...
Quetzalcoatl
+1
level 23
Dec 8, 2013
Yo!!!! Quizmasterastan, you really need to change Burma to Myanmar. I know you accepted Myanmar, but use correct terminology. I checked on the website and it said Burma, so it's not really your fault.
Gyrenaica
+1
level 33
Dec 10, 2013
Only Thailand and Vietnam for me. Meh- it k
ander217
+1
level 73
May 9, 2014
What about Kronos, the Klingon homeland?
duralict
+3
level 40
May 11, 2014
that's Qo'noS so you're double-wrong
schnuederlue
+1
level 54
Nov 2, 2015
please accept kronos!!!
EllyT
+1
level 14
May 11, 2014
Dang, Europe. Let's see some weight getting pulled!
kalbahamut
+1
level 73
May 11, 2014
Russia still has the 2nd best military in the world... and though the other major European nations don't have particularly large numbers of troops they make up for this through better equipment and technological sophistication. On quizzes like this one and this one you'll find European countries feature heavily.
jmellor13
+3
level 56
May 24, 2016
Maybe you should make a quiz in which we have to name all the quizzes with comment sections in which you plug your own quizzes. That could take a while to make though...
sprk
+4
level 49
May 24, 2016
@jmellor13: That would be basically the same as "List of quizzes on Jetpunk" :)
kalbahamut
+1
level 73
May 24, 2016
I try to avoid making quizzes that are objectively terrible, so, I haven't made that one yet. But you could if you wanted to.
Landon
+1
level 39
May 12, 2014
I only got 2 wrong! 19/21 90%
Malbaby
+1
level 66
Nov 30, 2014
Why would Brazil need Three Hundred and Twenty Seven Thousand soldiers?
ander217
+1
level 73
Mar 3, 2018
Brazil has a large coastline to patrol and borders ten countries, some of which have huge drug cartels. Their military also works on infrastructure projects. It's a huge area and those numbers don't seem extraordinary to me.
orangeajgreen
+1
level 45
Aug 6, 2015
Taiwan is technically part of China (Peoples republic of)
Malbaby
+6
level 66
May 24, 2016
perhaps you should go there 'Orangeajgreen' and explain it to the Taiwanese people.
BlackJohn
+1
level 45
Aug 8, 2015
No hope of world peace with all these countries and their armies :(
jmellor13
+2
level 56
May 24, 2016
There is a school of thought in political science that the only way to achieve peace is through building armies. The thinking is basically that if you knew you might have to go up against a powerful army of five million, you'd probably behave yourself rather than risk the fight. Basically, if you bumped into a menacing, 280-pound guy in a bar, you'd probably apologize rather than pick a fight. I think it's a simplistic position, but it makes some sense.
loganite
+1
level 76
May 24, 2016
To put it succinctly; si vis pacem, para bellum. ;)
Malbaby
+2
level 66
Jan 27, 2017
Then again, you may go away, find a group of 280 pound bullies and go back to the bar and beat the ' bejabers'out of the bar bully.
Malbaby
+1
level 66
May 9, 2016
Many of these countries receive financial aid, and then go on to build massive armies and buy jet aircraft etc. .......... does nobody find this sickening?
Corrode
+3
level 57
May 24, 2016
That is the point of financial aid. The UK (for example) invests in the Indian space programme, and the Indian government buys aerospace equipment from BAE Systems, a UK-based company, which creates jobs in the UK. It's not us altruistically giving money to help poorer nations because we're nice, it's investment in overseas markets which increases opportunities for the UK. The same applies elsewhere.
Malbaby
+1
level 66
Jan 27, 2017
Great idea but it doesn't really work. UK are the 17th greatest exporters to India. Even a country such as Belgium (1/6th the size of UK) exports more to India and they don't give umpteen millions in aid to India to get the benefit.
kalbahamut
+1
level 73
May 24, 2016
YAY!!! DPRK and ROK work finally. Thank you QM.
charlie33
+1
level 53
May 24, 2016
=/ I could have sworn I typed in south korea, but I guess not
TriviaBuff1980
+1
level 48
May 25, 2016
I missed Taiwan and Thailand.
tripsaplenty
+1
level 60
May 27, 2016
Please accept Republic of China for "Taiwan" There is no country on Earth that calls itself Taiwan. There might be a Republic of Taiwan in the future but there isn't one yet. As of now Taiwan is a geographic location but it is technically not a political one.
DasCreamy109
+2
level 53
Dec 17, 2017
You're right, no other country calls themselves "Taiwan," or else it would be 196 Taiwans of the World.
kenpo17
+1
level 66
Dec 19, 2017
His point is that Taiwan don't call themselves Taiwan either.
CHEESELWEESEL
+1
level 46
Mar 4, 2018
Can you take a joke Kenpo?
shazs317
+1
level 29
May 27, 2016
I said south Korea like a million times and it still didn't accept it
Sputnix
+8
level 57
Apr 21, 2017
Maybe you should try writing it instead?
Malbaby
+1
level 66
Oct 6, 2017
+1
Soph1
+1
level 41
May 29, 2016
First quiz I think that I have got above average score on. Certainly wouldnt have guessed it would have been this one of all of them. Any where there are a few usa-based questions/answers then I will be lower than average.
Thank you questionmaster for updating it too!
I have to agree with the others about myanmar. Finally it has been updated.
coolbrain1
+1
level 32
Jun 6, 2016
colombia, wtf
ander217
+1
level 73
Mar 3, 2018
Lots of internal strife - leftist rebels and drug cartels.
Rant
+1
level 34
Jul 28, 2016
You can remove Turkey from this list once Erdogan has finished cleaning up the mess :/
YantheMan
+1
level 59
Dec 19, 2016
I'm very surprised not to see Israel on this list. I thought they were all about their army.
kiiwi
+2
level 44
Dec 19, 2016
The list is not per capita so obviously Israel isn't on the list with their population of 8 million.
Landon
+1
level 39
Jan 11, 2017
Got all except Myanmar! nice quiz
CHEESELWEESEL
+1
level 46
May 1, 2017
Vatican?
DasCreamy109
+1
level 53
Dec 17, 2017
Man, I thought the same!
idontlikeit2
+1
level 56
Jun 5, 2017
Surprised I didn't see Eritrea here.
Nick16
+1
level 41
Oct 6, 2017
How did I miss Taiwan lol would have had 100%
azzyclark
+1
level 56
Dec 18, 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_military_and_paramilitary_personnel
Majic
+1
level 43
Jan 28, 2018
missed on sri lanka
kalbahamut
+1
level 73
Mar 3, 2018
Took me a while to get that one, too.
starfast
+1
level 57
Mar 3, 2018
Only missed two. I was going to guess Sri Lanka, but then second guessed myself and didn't think it would be on here. I don't know why I didn't think to guess Syria though.
gamingblox
+1
level 9
Mar 4, 2018
wow sri lanka?~
Findlay
+1
level 70
Mar 15, 2018
Surprised Taiwan misses out. Also amazing how small European militaries have become - once this list would have been completely dominated by Europe.
ChaosLord
+1
level 57
May 20, 2018
Quality over quantity. The most powerful European countries now prefer professionalism and training over numbers.
Malbaby
+1
level 66
Apr 11, 2018
China has 0.227 soldiers per square Km. USA has 0.137 S per Km2, Russia 0.06 S per Km2, North Korea 9.87 soldiers per Km2.... interesting yes?
tmaster52
+1
level 40
Apr 26, 2018
See if the Countries with the most troops are also on the list of the 50 Most Powerful Military Nations
IXON009
+1
level 37
Apr 29, 2018
I've lost a point because of Srí Lanka. Danke schön!
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