# List of armies by country

This is a list of Armies of the countries of the World.

## List of armies by country

| Country | Army | Founded | Endonym |
| Abkhazia | Abkhazia Army | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) | |
| Afghanistan | Islamic National Army | 1722; 303 years ago (1722) | Pashto: افغان ملي پوځ, romanized: Afǧān millí pawź |
| Albania | Albanian Land Force | 2000; 25 years ago (2000) | Albanian: Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë |
| Algeria | Algerian Land Forces | 1962; 63 years ago (1962) | Arabic: القوات البرية الجزائرية |
| Angola | Angolan Army | 1974; 51 years ago (1974) | Portuguese: Exército |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Regiment | 1995; 30 years ago (1995) | |
| Argentina | Argentine Army | 1810; 215 years ago (1810) | Spanish: Ejército Argentino |
| Armenia | Armenian Ground Forces | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) | Armenian: Հայաստանի ցամաքային ուժեր, romanized: Hayastani ts’amak’ayin uzher |
| Australia | Australian Army | 1901; 124 years ago (1901) | |
| Austria | Austrian Land Forces | 1920; 105 years ago (1920) | German: Landstreitkräfte |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani Land Forces | 1918; 107 years ago (1918) | Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Quru Qoşunları |
| Bahrain | Royal Bahraini Army | 1969; 56 years ago (1969) | Arabic: الجيش البحريني, romanized: al-jayš al-baḥraynī |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Army | 1971; 54 years ago (1971) | Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী, romanized: Baṅladex Sēnābāhinī |
| Barbados | Barbados Regiment | 1902; 123 years ago (1902) | |
| Belarus | Belarusian Ground Forces | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) | Belarusian: Сухапутныя войскі Рэспублікі Беларусь, romanized: Suxopútnyj vójski Respúblika Bjelarúsʹ |
| Belgium | Belgian Land Component | 1830; 195 years ago (1830) | Dutch: Landcomponent, French: Composante terre |
| Belize | Belize Defence Force | 1978; 47 years ago (1978) | |
| Benin | Benin Army | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de Terre |
| Bhutan | Royal Bhutan Army | 1958; 67 years ago (1958) | Dzongkha: བསྟན་སྲུང་དམག་སྡེ་, romanized: bStan-srung dmag-sde |
| Bolivia | Bolivian Army | 1810; 215 years ago (1810) | Spanish: Ejército de Bolivia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian Ground Forces | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) | Serbo-Croatian: Oružane snage |
| Botswana | Botswana Ground Force | 1977; 48 years ago (1977) | |
| Brazil | Brazilian Army | 1822; 203 years ago (1822) | Brazilian Portuguese: Exército Brasileiro |
| Brunei | Royal Brunei Land Force | 1961; 64 years ago (1961) | Malay: Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Land Forces | 1878; 147 years ago (1878) | Bulgarian: Сухопътни войски на България, romanized: Sukhopŭtni vojskí na Bǎlgárija |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso Ground Force | 1961; 64 years ago (1961) | French: L'Armée de Terre |
| Burundi | Burundi Army | 2005; 20 years ago (2005) | French: L'Armée de Terre |
| Cambodia | Royal Cambodian Army | 1953; 72 years ago (1953) | Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងគោក, romanized: kɑɑng tŏəp cəəng koŭk |
| Cameroon | Cameroon Army | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de terre |
| Canada | Canadian Army | 1855; 170 years ago (1855) | French: Armée canadienne |
| Cape Verde | Cape Verdean National Guard | 1975; 50 years ago (1975) | Portuguese: Guarda National |
| Central African Republic | Central African Ground Forces | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de Terre |
| Chad | Chadian Ground Forces | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de terre tchadienne |
| Chile | Chilean Army | 1810; 215 years ago (1810) | Spanish: Ejército de Chile |
| China (PRC) | People's Liberation Army Ground Force | 1927; 98 years ago (1927) | Chinese: 中国人民解放军陆军; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Lùjūn |
| China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Republic of China Army | 1924; 101 years ago (1924) | Chinese: 中華民國陸軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Lùjūn |
| Colombia | Colombian National Army | 1819; 206 years ago (1819) | Spanish: Ejército Nacional de Colombia |
| Comoros | Comorian Army | 1997; 28 years ago (1997) | French: Armée de Terre |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1961; 64 years ago (1961) | French: Forces du Terrestres |
| Republic of the Congo | Congolese Army | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | French: Force terrestre congolaise |
| Ivory Coast | Ivorian army | 1961; 64 years ago (1961) | French: Armée de terre |
| Croatia | Croatian Army | 1991; 34 years ago (1991) | Croatian: Hrvatska kopnena vojska |
| Cuba | Cuban Revolutionary Army | 1959; 66 years ago (1959) | Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario |
| Cyprus | Cypriot Ground Forces | 1964; 61 years ago (1964) | Greek: Εθνοφυλακή, romanized: Ethnofylakí |
| Czech Republic | Czech Land Forces | 1993; 32 years ago (1993) | Czech: Pozemní síly Armády České republiky |
| Denmark | Royal Danish Army | 1614; 411 years ago (1614) | Danish: Hæren |
| Djibouti | Djiboutian Army | 1977; 48 years ago (1977) | French: Armée de terre |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Army | 1844; 181 years ago (1844) | Spanish: Ejército de República Dominicana |
| East Timor | East Timor Army | 2001; 24 years ago (2001) | |
| Ecuador | Ecuadorian Army | 1830; 195 years ago (1830) | Spanish: Ejército Ecuatoriano |
| Egypt | Egyptian Army | 1820; 205 years ago (1820) | Arabic: القوات البرية المصرية |
| El Salvador | Salvadoran Army | 1824; 201 years ago (1824) | Spanish: Ejército Salvadoreño |
| Equatorial Guinea | Army of Equatorial Guinea | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) | Spanish: Ejército de Tierra de Guinea Ecuatorial |
| Eritrea | Eritrean Army | 1991; 34 years ago (1991) | |
| Estonia | Estonian Land Forces | 1918; 107 years ago (1918) | Estonian: Maavägi |
| Eswatini | Eswatini Army | 1979; 46 years ago (1979) | |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Ground Forces | 1987; 38 years ago (1987) | |
| Fiji | Fiji Infantry Regiment | 1920; 105 years ago (1920) | |
| Finland | Finnish Army | 1918; 107 years ago (1918) | Maavoimat/Armén |
| France | French Army | 1420; 605 years ago (1420) | French: Armée de Terre |
| Gabon | Gabonese Army | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de terre gabonaise |
| Gambia | Gambian National Army | 1965; 60 years ago (1965) | |
| Georgia | Georgian Land Forces | 1991; 34 years ago (1991) | საქართველოს სახმელეთო ძალები |
| Germany | German Army | 1955; 70 years ago (1955) | Deutsches Heer |
| Ghana | Ghana Army | 1959; 66 years ago (1959) | |
| Greece | Hellenic Army | 1828; 197 years ago (1828) | Ellinikós Stratós |
| Guatemala | Guatemalan Army | 1823; 202 years ago (1823) | Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala |
| Guinea | People's Army of Guinea | 1958; 67 years ago (1958) | French: Armée de terre |
| Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau Army | 1964; 61 years ago (1964) | |
| Guyana | Guyanese Army | 1966; 59 years ago (1966) | |
| Haiti | Haitian Army | 2011; 14 years ago (2011) | French: Armée d'Haïti |
| Honduras | Honduran Army | 1825; 200 years ago (1825) | Ejército de Honduras |
| Hungary | Hungarian Ground Forces | 1990; 35 years ago (1990) | Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő |
| India | Indian Army | 1895; 130 years ago (1895) | भारतीय सेना |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Army | 1945; 80 years ago (1945) | Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat |
| Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces | 1811; 214 years ago (1811) | نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران |
| Iran | Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | 1985; 40 years ago (1985) | نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی |
| Iraq | Iraqi Ground Forces | 1921; 104 years ago (1921) | Arabic: القوة البرية العراقية |
| Ireland | Irish Army | 1922; 103 years ago (1922) | an tArm |
| Israel | Israeli Ground Forces | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) | צבא ההגנה לישראל |
| Italy | Italian Army | 1861; 164 years ago (1861) | Esercito Italiano |
| Jamaica | Jamaica Defence Force | 1926; 99 years ago (1926) | |
| Japan | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | 1954; 71 years ago (1954) | Japanese: 陸上自衛隊 |
| Jordan | Royal Jordanian Army | 1920; 105 years ago (1920) | Arabic: القوّات البرية الاردنيّة |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakh Ground Forces | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) | Құрлық күштері |
| Kenya | Kenya Army | 1964; 61 years ago (1964) | |
| North Korea | Korean People's Army Ground Force | 1947; 78 years ago (1947) | Korean: 조선인민군 륙군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 陸軍 |
| South Korea | Republic of Korea Army | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) | Korean: 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍 |
| Kosovo | Kosovo Security Force | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) | Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës |
| Kuwait | Kuwait Army | 1949; 76 years ago (1949) | القوة البرية الكويتية |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Army | 2017; 8 years ago (2017) | |
| Laos | Lao People's Army | 1975; 50 years ago (1975) | |
| Latvia | Latvian Land Forces | 1991; 34 years ago (1991) | Sauszemes Spēki |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Ground Forces | 1945; 80 years ago (1945) | Arabic: الجيش اللبناني |
| Lesotho | Lesotho Army | 1978; 47 years ago (1978) | |
| Liberia | 23rd Infantry Brigade (Liberia) | 1908; 117 years ago (1908) | |
| Libya | Libyan Ground Forces | 2011; 14 years ago (2011) | |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Land Force | 1990; 35 years ago (1990) | Lietuvos sausumos pajėgos |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg Army | 1881; 144 years ago (1881) | Lëtzebuerger Arméi |
| Madagascar | Malagasy Army | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de terre |
| Malawi | Malawi Army | 1964; 61 years ago (1964) | |
| Malaysia | Malaysian Army | 1933; 92 years ago (1933) | Tentera Darat Diraja Malaysia |
| Mali | Malian Army | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | French: Armee de Terre |
| Malta | Armed Forces of Malta | 1973; 52 years ago (1973) | |
| Mauritania | Mauritanian National Army | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | |
| Mexico | Mexican Army | 1884; 141 years ago (1884) | Ejército Mexicano |
| Moldova | Moldovan Ground Forces | 1991; 34 years ago (1991) | Armata Națională |
| Monaco | Prince's Company of Carabiniers | 1817; 208 years ago (1817) | Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince |
| Mongolia | Mongolian Ground Force | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) | Монгол Улсын Ерөнхий Цэргийн Хүчин |
| Montenegro | Montenegrin Ground Army | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) | Копнена војска Црне Горе |
| Morocco | Royal Moroccan Army | 1956; 69 years ago (1956) | Arabic: الجيش الملكي المغربي |
| Mozambique | Mozambican Army | 1994; 31 years ago (1994) | Forças terrestres |
| Myanmar | Myanmar Army | 1945; 80 years ago (1945) | တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း) |
| Namibia | Namibian Army | 1990; 35 years ago (1990) | |
| Nepal | Nepali Army | 1768; 257 years ago (1768) | नेपाली सेना |
| Netherlands | Royal Netherlands Army | 1814; 211 years ago (1814) | Koninklijke Landmacht |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Army | 1845; 180 years ago (1845) | Ngāti Tumatauenga |
| Nicaragua | Nicaraguan Army | 1979; 46 years ago (1979) | |
| Niger | Niger Army | 1961; 64 years ago (1961) | French: L'armée de terre |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Army | 1963; 62 years ago (1963) | |
| North Macedonia | Army of the Republic of North Macedonia | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) | Армија на Република Северна Македонија |
| Northern Cyprus | Northern Cyprus Army | 1976; 49 years ago (1976) | Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı |
| Norway | Norwegian Army | 1628; 397 years ago (1628) | Hæren |
| Oman | Royal Army of Oman | 1907; 118 years ago (1907) | Arabic: القوات المسلحة السلطانية العُمانية |
| Pakistan | Pakistan Army | 1947; 78 years ago (1947) | Urdu: پاکستان فوج, romanized: Pākistān Fãuj |
| Palestine | Palestine Liberation Army | 1964; 61 years ago (1964) | Arabic: جيش التحرير الفلسطيني |
| Palestine | Palestinian National Security Forces | 1994; 31 years ago (1994) | Arabic: قوات الأمن الوطني الفلسطيني |
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Land Element | 1973; 52 years ago (1973) | |
| Paraguay | Paraguayan Army | 1811; 214 years ago (1811) | Ejército Paraguayo |
| Peru | Peruvian Army | 1821; 204 years ago (1821) | Ejército del Perú |
| Philippines | Philippine Army | 1897; 128 years ago (1897) | Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas |
| Poland | Polish Land Forces | 1918; 107 years ago (1918) | Wojska Lądowe |
| Portugal | Portuguese Army | 1139; 886 years ago (1139) | Exército Português |
| Qatar | Qatari Emiri Land Force | 1971; 54 years ago (1971) | Arabic: القوات البرية القطرية |
| Romania | Romanian Land Forces | 1859; 166 years ago (1859) | Forţele Terestre Române |
| Russia | Russian Ground Forces | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) | Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации |
| Rwanda | Rwandan Army | 1962; 63 years ago (1962) | Ingabo z'u Rwanda |
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Sahrawi People's Liberation Army | 1972; 53 years ago (1972) | جيش التحرير الشعبي الصحراوي |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force | 1896; 129 years ago (1896) | |
| San Marino | Sammarinese Armed Forces | 1406; 619 years ago (1406) | Forze Armate Sammarinesi |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Army of São Tomé and Príncipe | 1975; 50 years ago (1975) | Forças Armadas de São Tomé e Príncipe |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian Army | 1745; 280 years ago (1745) | Arabic: القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Bariyah al-Malakiyah as-Su'udiyah |
| Senegal | Senegalese Army | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de terre sénégalaise |
| Serbia | Serbian Army | 1808; 217 years ago (1808) | Копнена војска Србије |
| Seychelles | Seychelles Army | 1977; 48 years ago (1977) | |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone Army | 1961; 64 years ago (1961) | |
| Singapore | Singapore Army | 1957; 68 years ago (1957) | Tentera Singapura |
| Slovakia | Slovak Ground Forces | 1993; 32 years ago (1993) | Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky |
| Slovenia | Slovenian Ground Force | 1991; 34 years ago (1991) | Slovenska vojska |
| Somalia | Somali National Army | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | |
| Somaliland | Somaliland National Army | 1993; 32 years ago (1993) | Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland |
| South Africa | South African Army | 1912; 113 years ago (1912) | |
| South Ossetia | South Ossetia Army | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) | |
| South Sudan | South Sudan Army | 2017; 8 years ago (2017) | |
| Spain | Spanish Army | 1492; 533 years ago (1492) | Ejército de Tierra |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Army | 1881; 144 years ago (1881) | Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව, romanized: Sri Lanka Yuddha Hamudawa |
| Sudan | Sudanese Army | 1925; 100 years ago (1925) | |
| Suriname | Surinamese Land Forces | 1975; 50 years ago (1975) | |
| Sweden | Swedish Army | 1521; 504 years ago (1521) | Armén |
| Switzerland | Swiss Army | 1815; 210 years ago (1815) | Schweizer Armee / Armée suisse / Esercito svizzero |
| Tajikistan | Tajik Ground Forces | 1993; 32 years ago (1993) | Артиши миллии Тоҷикистон |
| Tanzania | Tanzanian Army | 1964; 61 years ago (1964) | |
| Thailand | Royal Thai Army | 1874; 151 years ago (1874) | กองทัพบกไทย |
| Togo | Togolese Army | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de terre togolaise |
| Tonga | Tongan Land Force | 1939; 86 years ago (1939) | |
| Transnistria | Transnistria Army | 1991; 34 years ago (1991) | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Regiment | 1962; 63 years ago (1962) | |
| Tunisia | Tunisian Army | 1831; 194 years ago (1831) | Arabic: جيش البر التونسي |
| Turkey | Turkish Land Forces | 1920; 105 years ago (1920) | Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmen Ground Forces | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) | Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň gury ýer güýçleri |
| Uganda | Ugandan Land Forces | 1902; 123 years ago (1902) | |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Ground Forces | 1991; 34 years ago (1991); | Сухопутні Війська України |
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates Army | 1951; 74 years ago (1951) | |
| United Kingdom | British Army | 1660; 365 years ago (1660) | |
| United States | United States Army | 1775; 250 years ago (1775) | |
| Uruguay | National Army of Uruguay | 1811; 214 years ago (1811) | Spanish: Ejército Nacional |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek Ground Forces | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) | Uzbek: O'zbekiston quruqlik qo'shinlari |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu Mobile Forces | 1980; 45 years ago (1980) | |
| Vatican City | Pontifical Swiss Guard | 1506; 519 years ago (1506) | Latin: Pontificia Cohors Helvetica |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan Army | 1810; 215 years ago (1810) | Spanish: Ejército Nacional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela |
| Vietnam | Vietnam People's Ground Force | 1944; 81 years ago (1944) | Vietnamese: Lục quân Nhân dân Việt Nam |
| Yemen | Yemeni Land Forces | 1962; 63 years ago (1962) | Arabic: القوات البرية اليمنية |
| Zambia | Zambian Army | 1968; 57 years ago (1968) | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe National Army | 1980; 45 years ago (1980) | |