| Country |
Army |
Founded |
Endonym |
Ref. |
 Abkhazia |
Abkhazia Army |
1992; 34 years ago (1992) |
|
|
 Afghanistan |
 Islamic National Army |
1722; 304 years ago (1722) |
Pashto: افغان ملي پوځ, romanized: Afǧān millí pawź |
|
 Albania |
 Albanian Land Force |
2000; 26 years ago (2000) |
Albanian: Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë |
|
 Algeria |
Algerian Land Forces |
1962; 64 years ago (1962) |
Arabic: القوات البرية الجزائرية |
|
 Angola |
Angolan Army |
1974; 52 years ago (1974) |
Portuguese: Exército |
|
 Antigua and Barbuda |
 Antigua and Barbuda Regiment |
1995; 31 years ago (1995) |
|
|
 Argentina |
 Argentine Army |
1810; 216 years ago (1810) |
Spanish: Ejército Argentino |
|
 Armenia |
Armenian Ground Forces |
1992; 34 years ago (1992) |
Armenian: Հայաստանի ցամաքային ուժեր, romanized: Hayastani ts’amak’ayin uzher |
|
 Australia |
Australian Army |
1901; 125 years ago (1901) |
|
|
 Austria |
 Austrian Land Forces |
1920; 106 years ago (1920) |
German: Landstreitkräfte |
|
 Azerbaijan |
 Azerbaijani Land Forces |
1918; 108 years ago (1918) |
Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Quru Qoşunları |
|
 Bahrain |
 Royal Bahraini Army |
1969; 57 years ago (1969) |
Arabic: الجيش البحريني, romanized: al-jayš al-baḥraynī |
|
 Bangladesh |
 Bangladesh Army |
1971; 55 years ago (1971) |
Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী, romanized: Baṅladex Sēnābāhinī |
|
 Barbados |
Barbados Regiment |
1902; 124 years ago (1902) |
|
|
 Belarus |
 Belarusian Ground Forces |
1992; 34 years ago (1992) |
Belarusian: Сухапутныя войскі Рэспублікі Беларусь, romanized: Suxopútnyj vójski Respúblika Bjelarúsʹ |
|
 Belgium |
 Belgian Army |
1830; 196 years ago (1830) |
Dutch: Landmacht, French: Force Terrestre |
|
 Belize |
 Belize Defence Force |
1978; 48 years ago (1978) |
|
|
 Benin |
Benin Army |
1960; 66 years ago (1960) |
French: Armée de Terre |
|
 Bhutan |
 Royal Bhutan Army |
1958; 68 years ago (1958) |
Dzongkha: བསྟན་སྲུང་དམག་སྡེ་, romanized: bStan-srung dmag-sde |
|
 Bolivia |
 Bolivian Army |
1810; 216 years ago (1810) |
Spanish: Ejército de Bolivia |
|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bosnian Ground Forces |
2006; 20 years ago (2006) |
Serbo-Croatian: Oružane snage |
|
 Botswana |
Botswana Ground Force |
1977; 49 years ago (1977) |
|
|
 Brazil |
 Brazilian Army |
1822; 204 years ago (1822) |
Brazilian Portuguese: Exército Brasileiro |
|
 Brunei |
 Royal Brunei Land Force |
1961; 65 years ago (1961) |
Malay: Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei |
|
 Bulgaria |
 Bulgarian Land Forces |
1878; 148 years ago (1878) |
Bulgarian: Сухопътни войски на България, romanized: Sukhopŭtni vojskí na Bǎlgárija |
|
 Burkina Faso |
Burkina Faso Ground Force |
1961; 65 years ago (1961) |
French: L'Armée de Terre |
|
 Burundi |
Burundi Army |
2005; 21 years ago (2005) |
French: L'Armée de Terre |
|
 Cambodia |
Royal Cambodian Army |
1953; 73 years ago (1953) |
Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងគោក, romanized: kɑɑng tŏəp cəəng koŭk |
|
 Cameroon |
Cameroon Army |
1960; 66 years ago (1960) |
French: Armée de terre |
|
 Canada |
 Canadian Army |
1855; 171 years ago (1855) |
French: Armée canadienne |
[1] |
 Cape Verde |
 Cape Verdean National Guard |
1975; 51 years ago (1975) |
Portuguese: Guarda National |
|
 Central African Republic |
Central African Ground Forces |
1960; 66 years ago (1960) |
French: Armée de Terre |
|
 Chad |
Chadian Ground Forces |
1960; 66 years ago (1960) |
French: Armée de terre tchadienne |
|
 Chile |
 Chilean Army |
1810; 216 years ago (1810) |
Spanish: Ejército de Chile |
|
 China (PRC) |
 People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
1927; 99 years ago (1927) |
Chinese: 中国人民解放军陆军; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Lùjūn |
|
 Colombia |
 Colombian National Army |
1819; 207 years ago (1819) |
Spanish: Ejército Nacional de Colombia |
|
 Comoros |
Comorian Army |
1997; 29 years ago (1997) |
French: Armée de Terre |
|
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
 Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
1961; 65 years ago (1961) |
French: Forces du Terrestres |
|
 Republic of the Congo |
Congolese Army |
1960; 66 years ago (1960) |
French: Force terrestre congolaise |
|
 Ivory Coast |
Ivorian army |
1961; 65 years ago (1961) |
French: Armée de terre |
|
 Croatia |
 Croatian Army |
1991; 35 years ago (1991) |
Croatian: Hrvatska kopnena vojska |
|
 Cuba |
Cuban Revolutionary Army |
1959; 67 years ago (1959) |
Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario |
|
 Cyprus |
Cypriot Ground Forces |
1964; 62 years ago (1964) |
Greek: Εθνοφυλακή, romanized: Ethnofylakí |
|
 Czech Republic |
 Czech Land Forces |
1993; 33 years ago (1993) |
Czech: Pozemní síly Armády České republiky |
|
 Denmark |
 Royal Danish Army |
1614; 412 years ago (1614) |
Danish: Hæren |
[2] |
 Djibouti |
Djiboutian Army |
1977; 49 years ago (1977) |
French: Armée de terre |
|
 Dominican Republic |
 Dominican Army |
1844; 182 years ago (1844) |
Spanish: Ejército de República Dominicana |
|
 East Timor |
Timor-Leste Army |
2001; 25 years ago (2001) |
|
|
 Ecuador |
 Ecuadorian Army |
1830; 196 years ago (1830) |
Spanish: Ejército Ecuatoriano |
|
 Egypt |
 Egyptian Army |
1820; 206 years ago (1820) |
Arabic: القوات البرية المصرية |
|
 El Salvador |
 Salvadoran Army |
1824; 202 years ago (1824) |
Spanish: Ejército Salvadoreño |
|
 Equatorial Guinea |
Army of Equatorial Guinea |
1992; 34 years ago (1992) |
Spanish: Ejército de Tierra de Guinea Ecuatorial |
|
 Eritrea |
Eritrean Army |
1991; 35 years ago (1991) |
|
|
 Estonia |
 Estonian Land Forces |
1918; 108 years ago (1918) |
Estonian: Maavägi |
|
 Eswatini |
Eswatini Army |
1979; 47 years ago (1979) |
|
|
 Ethiopia |
Ethiopian Army |
1987; 39 years ago (1987) |
|
|
 Fiji |
Fiji Infantry Regiment |
1920; 106 years ago (1920) |
|
|
 Finland |
 Finnish Army |
1918; 108 years ago (1918) |
Maavoimat/Armén |
|
 France |
French Army |
1420; 606 years ago (1420) |
French: Armée de Terre |
|
 Gabon |
 Gabonese Army |
1960; 66 years ago (1960) |
French: Armée de terre gabonaise |
|
 Gambia |
 Gambian National Army |
1965; 61 years ago (1965) |
|
|
 Georgia |
 Georgian Land Forces |
1991; 35 years ago (1991) |
საქართველოს სახმელეთო ძალები |
|
 Germany |
 German Army |
1955; 71 years ago (1955) |
Deutsches Heer |
|
 Ghana |
Ghana Army |
1959; 67 years ago (1959) |
|
|
 Greece |
 Hellenic Army |
1828; 198 years ago (1828) |
Ellinikós Stratós |
|
 Guatemala |
Guatemalan Army |
1823; 203 years ago (1823) |
Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala |
|
 Guinea |
People's Army of Guinea |
1958; 68 years ago (1958) |
French: Armée de terre |
|
 Guinea-Bissau |
Guinea-Bissau Army |
1964; 62 years ago (1964) |
|
|
 Guyana |
Guyanese Army |
1966; 60 years ago (1966) |
|
|
 Haiti |
Haitian Army |
2011; 15 years ago (2011) |
French: Armée d'Haïti |
|
 Honduras |
 Honduran Army |
1825; 201 years ago (1825) |
Ejército de Honduras |
|
 Hungary |
 Hungarian Ground Forces |
1990; 36 years ago (1990) |
Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő |
|
 India |
 Indian Army |
1950; 76 years ago (1950) |
भारतीय सेना |
|
 Indonesia |
 Indonesian Army |
1945; 81 years ago (1945) |
Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat |
|
 Iran |
 Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Forces |
1811; 215 years ago (1811) |
نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران |
|
| Iran |
 Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
1985; 41 years ago (1985) |
نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی |
|
 Iraq |
 Iraqi Ground Forces |
1921; 105 years ago (1921) |
Arabic: القوة البرية العراقية |
|
 Ireland |
 Irish Army |
1922; 104 years ago (1922) |
an tArm |
|
 Israel |
 Israeli Ground Forces |
1948; 78 years ago (1948) |
צבא ההגנה לישראל |
|
 Italy |
Italian Army |
1861; 165 years ago (1861) |
Esercito Italiano |
|
 Jamaica |
 Jamaica Defence Force |
1926; 100 years ago (1926) |
|
|
 Japan |
 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
1954; 72 years ago (1954) |
Japanese: 陸上自衛隊 |
[3] |
 Jordan |
 Royal Jordanian Army |
1920; 106 years ago (1920) |
Arabic: القوّات البرية الاردنيّة |
|
 Kazakhstan |
 Kazakh Ground Forces |
1992; 34 years ago (1992) |
Құрлық күштері |
|
 Kenya |
 Kenya Army |
1964; 62 years ago (1964) |
|
|
 North Korea |
 Korean People's Army Ground Force |
1947; 79 years ago (1947) |
Korean: 조선인민군 륙군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 陸軍 |
|
 South Korea |
 Republic of Korea Army |
1948; 78 years ago (1948) |
Korean: 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍 |
|
 Kosovo |
 Kosovo Security Force |
2009; 17 years ago (2009) |
Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës |
|
 Kuwait |
Kuwait Army |
1949; 77 years ago (1949) |
القوة البرية الكويتية |
|
 Kyrgyzstan |
 Kyrgyz Army |
2017; 9 years ago (2017) |
|
|
 Laos |
Lao People's Army |
1975; 51 years ago (1975) |
|
|
 Latvia |
Latvian Land Forces |
1991; 35 years ago (1991) |
Sauszemes Spēki |
|
 Lebanon |
 Lebanese Ground Forces |
1945; 81 years ago (1945) |
Arabic: الجيش اللبناني |
|
 Lesotho |
Lesotho Army |
1978; 48 years ago (1978) |
|
|
 Liberia |
23rd Infantry Brigade (Liberia) |
1908; 118 years ago (1908) |
|
|
 Libya |
 Libyan Ground Forces |
2011; 15 years ago (2011) |
|
|
 Lithuania |
 Lithuanian Land Force |
1990; 36 years ago (1990) |
Lietuvos sausumos pajėgos |
|
 Luxembourg |
Luxembourg Army |
1881; 145 years ago (1881) |
Lëtzebuerger Arméi |
|
 Madagascar |
Malagasy Army |
1960; 66 years ago (1960) |
French: Armée de terre |
|
 Malawi |
Malawi Army |
1964; 62 years ago (1964) |
|
|
 Malaysia |
 Malaysian Army |
1933; 93 years ago (1933) |
Tentera Darat Diraja Malaysia |
|
 Mali |
Malian Army |
1960; 66 years ago (1960) |
French: Armee de Terre |
|
 Malta |
Armed Forces of Malta |
1973; 53 years ago (1973) |
|
|
 Mauritania |
Mauritanian National Army |
1960; 66 years ago (1960) |
|
|
 Mexico |
 Mexican Army |
1884; 142 years ago (1884) |
Ejército Mexicano |
|
 Moldova |
 Moldovan Ground Forces |
1991; 35 years ago (1991) |
Armata Națională |
|
 Monaco |
Prince's Company of Carabiniers |
1817; 209 years ago (1817) |
Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince |
|
 Mongolia |
 Mongolian Ground Force |
1992; 34 years ago (1992) |
Монгол Улсын Ерөнхий Цэргийн Хүчин |
|
 Montenegro |
 Montenegrin Ground Army |
2006; 20 years ago (2006) |
Копнена војска Црне Горе |
|
 Morocco |
 Royal Moroccan Army |
1956; 70 years ago (1956) |
Arabic: الجيش الملكي المغربي |
|
 Mozambique |
 Mozambican Army |
1994; 32 years ago (1994) |
Forças terrestres |
|
 Myanmar |
 Myanmar Army |
1945; 81 years ago (1945) |
တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း) |
|
 Namibia |
 Namibian Army |
1990; 36 years ago (1990) |
|
|
 Nepal |
 Nepali Army |
1768; 258 years ago (1768) |
नेपाली सेना |
|
 Netherlands |
 Royal Netherlands Army |
1814; 212 years ago (1814) |
Koninklijke Landmacht |
|
 New Zealand |
New Zealand Army |
1845; 181 years ago (1845) |
Ngāti Tumatauenga |
|
 Nicaragua |
Nicaraguan Army |
1979; 47 years ago (1979) |
|
|
 Niger |
Niger Army |
1961; 65 years ago (1961) |
French: L'armée de terre |
|
 Nigeria |
 Nigerian Army |
1963; 63 years ago (1963) |
|
|
 North Macedonia |
Army of the Republic of North Macedonia |
1992; 34 years ago (1992) |
Армија на Република Северна Македонија |
|
 Northern Cyprus |
Northern Cyprus Army |
1976; 50 years ago (1976) |
Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı |
|
 Norway |
 Norwegian Army |
1628; 398 years ago (1628) |
Hæren |
|
 Oman |
 Royal Army of Oman |
1907; 119 years ago (1907) |
Arabic: القوات المسلحة السلطانية العُمانية |
|
 Pakistan |
 Pakistan Army |
1947; 79 years ago (1947) |
Urdu: پاکستان فوج, romanized: Pākistān Fãuj |
|
 Palestine |
Palestine Liberation Army |
1964; 62 years ago (1964) |
Arabic: جيش التحرير الفلسطيني |
|
| Palestine |
Palestinian National Security Forces |
1994; 32 years ago (1994) |
Arabic: قوات الأمن الوطني الفلسطيني |
|
 Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea Land Element |
1973; 53 years ago (1973) |
|
|
 Paraguay |
Paraguayan Army |
1811; 215 years ago (1811) |
Ejército Paraguayo |
|
 Peru |
 Peruvian Army |
1821; 205 years ago (1821) |
Ejército del Perú |
|
 Philippines |
 Philippine Army |
1897; 129 years ago (1897) |
Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas |
|
 Poland |
 Polish Land Forces |
1918; 108 years ago (1918) |
Wojska Lądowe |
|
 Portugal |
 Portuguese Army |
1139; 887 years ago (1139) |
Exército Português |
|
 Qatar |
Qatari Emiri Land Force |
1971; 55 years ago (1971) |
Arabic: القوات البرية القطرية |
|
 Romania |
 Romanian Land Forces |
1859; 167 years ago (1859) |
Forţele Terestre Române |
|
 Russia |
 Russian Ground Forces |
1992; 34 years ago (1992) |
Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации |
|
 Rwanda |
Rwandan Army |
1962; 64 years ago (1962) |
Ingabo z'u Rwanda |
|
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
Sahrawi People's Liberation Army |
1972; 54 years ago (1972) |
جيش التحرير الشعبي الصحراوي |
|
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force |
1896; 130 years ago (1896) |
|
|
 San Marino |
 Sammarinese Armed Forces |
1406; 620 years ago (1406) |
Forze Armate Sammarinesi |
|
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
Army of São Tomé and Príncipe |
1975; 51 years ago (1975) |
Forças Armadas de São Tomé e Príncipe |
|
 Saudi Arabia |
 Saudi Arabian Army |
1745; 281 years ago (1745) |
Arabic: القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Bariyah al-Malakiyah as-Su'udiyah |
|
 Senegal |
Senegalese Army |
1960; 66 years ago (1960) |
French: Armée de terre sénégalaise |
|
 Serbia |
 Serbian Army |
1808; 218 years ago (1808) |
Копнена војска Србије |
|
 Seychelles |
Seychelles Army |
1977; 49 years ago (1977) |
|
|
 Sierra Leone |
Sierra Leone Army |
1961; 65 years ago (1961) |
|
|
 Singapore |
 Singapore Army |
1957; 69 years ago (1957) |
Tentera Singapura |
|
 Slovakia |
Slovak Ground Forces |
1993; 33 years ago (1993) |
Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky |
|
 Slovenia |
Slovenian Ground Force |
1991; 35 years ago (1991) |
Slovenska vojska |
|
 Somalia |
 Somali National Army[a] |
1960; 66 years ago (1960) |
|
|
 Somaliland |
 Somaliland National Army |
1993; 33 years ago (1993) |
Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland |
|
 South Africa |
 South African Army |
1912; 114 years ago (1912) |
|
|
 South Ossetia |
South Ossetia Army |
1992; 34 years ago (1992) |
|
|
 South Sudan |
South Sudan Army |
2017; 9 years ago (2017) |
|
|
 Spain |
Spanish Army |
1492; 534 years ago (1492) |
Ejército de Tierra |
|
 Sri Lanka |
 Sri Lanka Army |
1881; 145 years ago (1881) |
Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව, romanized: Sri Lanka Yuddha Hamudawa |
|
 Sudan |
 Sudanese Army |
1925; 101 years ago (1925) |
|
|
 Suriname |
Surinamese Land Forces |
1975; 51 years ago (1975) |
|
|
 Sweden |
 Swedish Army |
1521; 505 years ago (1521) |
Armén |
|
 Switzerland |
Swiss Army |
1815; 211 years ago (1815) |
Schweizer Armee / Armée suisse / Esercito svizzero |
|
 Syria |
 Syrian Army |
1945; 81 years ago (1945) |
الجيش العربي السوري |
|
 Taiwan (ROC) |
 Republic of China Army |
1924; 102 years ago (1924) |
Chinese: 中華民國陸軍; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhōnghuá Mínguó Lùjūn; Tâi-lô: Tiong-huâ-bîn-kok lio̍k-kun |
|
 Tajikistan |
Tajik Ground Forces |
1993; 33 years ago (1993) |
Артиши миллии Тоҷикистон |
|
 Tanzania |
Tanzanian Army |
1964; 62 years ago (1964) |
|
|
 Thailand |
 Royal Thai Army |
1874; 152 years ago (1874) |
กองทัพบกไทย |
|
 Togo |
Togolese Army |
1960; 66 years ago (1960) |
French: Armée de terre togolaise |
|
 Tonga |
Tongan Land Force |
1939; 87 years ago (1939) |
|
|
 Transnistria |
Transnistria Army |
1991; 35 years ago (1991) |
|
|
 Trinidad and Tobago |
 Trinidad and Tobago Regiment |
1962; 64 years ago (1962) |
|
|
 Tunisia |
Tunisian Army |
1831; 195 years ago (1831) |
Arabic: جيش البر التونسي |
|
 Turkey |
Turkish Land Forces |
1920; 106 years ago (1920) |
Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri |
[4] |
 Turkmenistan |
 Turkmen Ground Forces |
1992; 34 years ago (1992) |
Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň gury ýer güýçleri |
|
 Uganda |
 Ugandan Land Forces |
1902; 124 years ago (1902) |
|
|
 Ukraine |
 Ukrainian Ground Forces |
1991; 35 years ago (1991); |
Сухопутні Війська України |
|
 United Arab Emirates |
 United Arab Emirates Army |
1951; 75 years ago (1951) |
|
|
 United Kingdom |
 British Army |
1660; 366 years ago (1660) |
|
[5][6] |
 United States |
 United States Army |
1775; 251 years ago (1775) |
|
[7][8] |
 Uruguay |
 National Army of Uruguay |
1811; 215 years ago (1811) |
Spanish: Ejército Nacional |
|
 Uzbekistan |
 Uzbek Ground Forces |
1992; 34 years ago (1992) |
Uzbek: O'zbekiston quruqlik qo'shinlari |
|
 Vanuatu |
 Vanuatu Mobile Forces |
1980; 46 years ago (1980) |
|
|
 Vatican City |
 Pontifical Swiss Guard |
1506; 520 years ago (1506) |
Latin: Pontificia Cohors Helvetica |
|
 Venezuela |
 Venezuelan Army |
1810; 216 years ago (1810) |
Spanish: Ejército Nacional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela |
|
 Vietnam |
 Vietnam People's Ground Force |
1944; 82 years ago (1944) |
Vietnamese: Lục quân Nhân dân Việt Nam |
|
 Yemen |
 Yemeni Land Forces |
1962; 64 years ago (1962) |
Arabic: القوات البرية اليمنية |
|
 Zambia |
Zambian Army |
1968; 58 years ago (1968) |
|
|
 Zimbabwe |
 Zimbabwe National Army |
1980; 46 years ago (1980) |
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