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