Militarism: The top ten countries with most soldiers

North Korea and Pakistan are countries that ramped up their military spending to level their economy couldn’t support, trading military for socio-economic development. In North Korea, 33% of its budget is allocated to military while in Pakistan, military spending is 10 times its health budget.

10. Turkey
Active Troops: 510,600
Annual Military Spending Per Soldier: $36,598
Political Rivals: Greece, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia
9. Iran
Active Troops: 523,000
Annual Military Spending Per Soldier: $14,270
Political Rivals: Gulf Arab States, United States, European Union, Israel
8. Iraq
Active Troops: 578,269
Annual Military Spending Per Soldier: $8,064
Political Rivals: Turkey, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Israel
7. Pakistan
Active Troops: 617,000
Annual Military Spending Per Soldier: $8,363
Political Rivals: India, Israel
6. South Korea
Active Troops: 687,000
Annual Military Spending Per Soldier: $41,164
Political Rivals: North Korea, Japan, China
5. Russia
Active Troops: 1,040,000
Annual Military Spending Per Soldier: $61,657
Political Rivals: European Union, Turkey, United States
4. North Korea
Active Troops: 1,106,000
Annual Military Spending Per Soldier: $8,137
Political Rivals: South Korea, Japan, United States
3. India
Active Troops: 1,325,000
Annual Military Spending Per Soldier: $3,488
Political Rivals: Pakistan, China
2. United States
Active Troops: 1,429,995
Annual Military Spending Per Soldier: $482,233
Political Rivals: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Sudan
1. China
Active Troops: 2,285,000
Annual Military Spending Per Soldier: $56,574
Political Rivals: Japan, India, South Korea, United Stares, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, European Union
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Source: AfricaMetro

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