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    Länder mit mehr aktivem Militärpersonal als das Vereinigte Königreich, 1900 vs. 2026

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    2. Necessary-Product361 on

      Who would have thought that we needed a larger army when we owned a quarter of the earth compared to now?

    3. WalrusVegetable1758 on

      Great Britain’s strength was never its military but there navy

    4. Tyrannical-Botanical on

      Back when we used to actually demobilize and shrink the military after a conflict.

    7. Solid-Move-1411 on

      Largest Armies in 1913:

      |**Rank** |**Country**|**Active Personnel (Est.)**|
      |:-|:-|:-|
      |1|**Russian Empire**|~1,300,000|
      |2|**German Empire**|~800,000|
      |3|**France**|~750,000|
      |4|**Austro-Hungarian Empire**|~450,000|
      |5|**Italy**|~300,000|
      |6|**Ottoman Empire**|~250,000|
      |7|**British Empire**|~250,000|
      |8|**Japan**|~230,000|
      |9|**Spain**|~140,000|
      |10|**United States**|~95,000|

    8. PhileasFoggsTrvlAgt on

      How many of the red countries were controlled by the British Empire in 1900?

    10. midnightmoose on

      Active soldiers is a very limited understanding of „larger millitary“ when you don’t factor in nuclear warheads, aircraft carriers and submarines.

    13. Seran-Ast on

      It’s 2026… a million men are useless when technological superiority is far more decisive.

      For example, the Mexican army is a joke.

      And Morocco has more soldiers than Spain, but it could never win a war against Spain.

    14. Wgh555 on

      The UK is still stronger than all but 5 of the countries shaded in red on the below map, and all of the countries in grey.

    16. yIdontunderstand on

      1900 was peak British empire, the largest empire the world has ever seen….

      So if that is a surprise that the military was big….

    17. AceOfSpades532 on

      Did France really have a larger military than the close to peak British Empire?

    18. menemstalin on

      Royal Navy would not expect (another) invasión from Argentina in Falklands

    19. AcidaliaPlanitia on

      Whoa, the Moroccan Army is a lot bigger than I ever would have expected. If Wikipedia numbers are to be believed, 1% of the population is active duty Army.

    20. Sufficient_Laugh9012 on

      „Larger“ as in physical size of personnel? Weight, height, lime consumption, or average waistline?

    22. tyger2020 on

      The UK doesn’t need armed forces it had in 1900, nor does it really need even large ones. It is an island bordering absolutely 0 hostile nations, or nations that would/could pose a threat.

    23. No-One2123 on

      I’m skeptical of this map. The Qing Dynasty was in a decline in 1900 and European Powers and Japan had already began partioning zones of control within China.

    24. Exact_Accident_2343 on

      wtf kinda military does Iraq have rn to suggest it’s “bigger” than the UK’s man what the heck, a huge proportion of its soldiers take orders from Iran before they do from Iraq in the first place

    25. Qweedo420 on

      How can Japan have a larger military? They’re legally forbidden from having a military

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