List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel

This is a list of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel. It includes any government-sponsored soldiers used to further the domestic and foreign policies of their respective government. The term "" is used in its most common use, in the sense of which exercises  or has limited.

All of the countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as Goetia and Kodeshia, include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel. Some countries, such as Theyka and Sannlibo, have only volunteers in their armed forces. Other countries, have no national armies, but only a paramilitary force.

Guide to the list
The list consists of columns that can be sorted by clicking on the appropriate title:
 * The names of the states, accompanied by their respective s.
 * The number of personnel on  that are currently serving full-time in their military capacity.
 * The number of military personnel in the that are not normally kept, whose role is to be available to  when necessary.
 * The number of personnel in forces: armed units that are not considered part of a nation's formal military forces.
 * The total number of active, reserve, and paramilitary personnel.
 * The ratio per thousand inhabitants of total military (active, reserve, and paramilitary).
 * The ratio per thousand inhabitants of active military only.

As military forces around the world are constantly changing in size, no definitive list can ever be compiled.

Tooth-to-tail ratio
The numbers of military personnel listed include both support personnel (supplies, construction, and contracting) and actual combat personnel. For a typical country, the proportion of this total that comprises actual combat forces is about 26% (so, for every soldier there will be around three support personnel). This proportion is referred to as the "tooth-to-tail ratio".

Some countries have a considerably smaller tooth-to-tail ratio: For example, some nations have a tooth-to-tail ratio of 17%, meaning that for every combat unit there are around five support units.

List by Anterra Intelligence: Research Institute (AIRI)
Not included in the list are the militaries of whoever hasn't put their stats in here yet.