Country
Army
Founded
Endonym
Ref.
Abkhazia
Abkhazia Army
1992; 32 years ago (1992 )
Afghanistan
Afghan Army
1722; 302 years ago (1722 )
Pashto : افغان ملي پوځ
Albania
Albanian Land Force
2000; 24 years ago (2000 )
Albanian : Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë
Algeria
Algerian Land Forces
1962; 62 years ago (1962 )
Arabic : القوات البرية الجزائرية
Angola
Angolan Army
1974; 50 years ago (1974 )
Portuguese : Exército
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment
1995; 29 years ago (1995 )
Argentina
Argentine Army
1810; 214 years ago (1810 )
Spanish : Ejército Argentino
Armenia
Armenian Ground Forces
1992; 32 years ago (1992 )
Armenian : Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բանակ
Australia
Australian Army
1901; 123 years ago (1901 )
Austria
Austrian Land Forces
1920; 104 years ago (1920 )
German : Landstreitkräfte
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Land Forces
1918; 106 years ago (1918 )
Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Quru Qoşunları
Bahrain
Royal Bahraini Army
1969; 55 years ago (1969 )
Arabic : الجيش البحريني
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Army
1971; 53 years ago (1971 )
Bengali : বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী
Barbados
Barbados Regiment
1902; 122 years ago (1902 )
Belarus
Belarusian Ground Forces
1992; 32 years ago (1992 )
Сухопутные войска Белоруссии
Belgium
Belgian Land Component
1830; 194 years ago (1830 )
Composante terre / Landcomponent / Landkomponente
Belize
Belize Defence Force
1978; 46 years ago (1978 )
Benin
Benin Army
1960; 64 years ago (1960 )
French : Armée de Terre
Bhutan
Royal Bhutan Army
1958; 66 years ago (1958 )
བསྟན་སྲུང་དམག་སྡེ་
Bolivia
Bolivian Army
1810; 214 years ago (1810 )
Ejército de Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2006; 18 years ago (2006 )
Oružane snage
Botswana
Botswana Ground Force
1977; 47 years ago (1977 )
Brazil
Brazilian Army
1822; 202 years ago (1822 )
Brazilian Portuguese : Exército Brasileiro
Brunei
Royal Brunei Land Forces
1961; 63 years ago (1961 )
Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Land Forces
1878; 146 years ago (1878 )
Сухопътни войски на България
Burkina Faso
Army of Burkina Faso
1961; 63 years ago (1961 )
French : L'Armée de Terre
Burundi
Burundi Army
2005; 19 years ago (2005 )
Cambodia
Royal Cambodian Army
1953; 71 years ago (1953 )
Kangtorp Cheung Kork
Cameroon
Cameroon Army
1960; 64 years ago (1960 )
French : Armée de terre
Canada
Canadian Army
1855; 169 years ago (1855 )
French : Armée canadienne
[1] Cape Verde
Cape Verdean National Guard
1975; 49 years ago (1975 )
Guarda National
Central African Republic
Central African Republic Ground Forces
1960; 64 years ago (1960 )
French : Armée de Terre
Chad
Chadian Ground Forces
1960; 64 years ago (1960 )
Chile
Chilean Army
1810; 214 years ago (1810 )
Ejército de Chile
China (PRC)
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
1927; 97 years ago (1927 )
中国人民解放军陆军
China (ROC/“Taiwan”)
Republic of China Army
1924; 100 years ago (1924 )
中華民國陸軍
Colombia
Colombian National Army
1819; 205 years ago (1819 )
Ejército Nacional de Colombia
Comoros
Comorian Army
1997; 27 years ago (1997 )
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1961; 63 years ago (1961 )
Forces du Terrestres
Republic of the Congo
Congolese Army
1960; 64 years ago (1960 )
Côte d'Ivoire
Ivorian army
1961; 63 years ago (1961 )
Armée de terre
Croatia
Croatian Army
1991; 33 years ago (1991 )
Hrvatska kopnena vojska
Cuba
Cuban Revolutionary Army
1959; 65 years ago (1959 )
Ejército Revolucionario
Cyprus
Cypriot Ground Forces
1964; 60 years ago (1964 )
Czech Republic
Czech Land Forces
1993; 31 years ago (1993 )
Pozemní síly Armády České republiky
Denmark
Royal Danish Army
1614; 410 years ago (1614 )
Danish : Hæren
[2] Djibouti
Djiboutian Army
1977; 47 years ago (1977 )
Armée de terre
Dominican Republic
Dominican Army
1844; 180 years ago (1844 )
Ejército de República Dominicana
East Timor
East Timor Army
2001; 23 years ago (2001 )
Ecuador
Ecuadorian Army
1830; 194 years ago (1830 )
Ejército Ecuatoriano
Egypt
Egyptian Army
1820; 204 years ago (1820 )
القوات البرية المصرية
El Salvador
Salvadoran Army
1824; 200 years ago (1824 )
Ejército Salvadoreño
Equatorial Guinea
Army of Equatorial Guinea
1992; 32 years ago (1992 )
Ejército
Eritrea
Eritrean Army
1991; 33 years ago (1991 )
Estonia
Estonian Land Forces
1918; 106 years ago (1918 )
Maavägi
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Army
1987; 37 years ago (1987 )
Fiji
Fiji Infantry Regiment
1920; 104 years ago (1920 )
Finland
Finnish Army
1918; 106 years ago (1918 )
Maavoimat /Armén
France
French Army
1420; 604 years ago (1420 )
Armée de Terre
Gabon
Gabonese Army
1960; 64 years ago (1960 )
Armée de terre gabonaise
Gambia
Gambian National Army
1965; 59 years ago (1965 )
Georgia
Georgian Land Forces
1991; 33 years ago (1991 )
საქართველოს სახმელეთო ძალები
Germany
German Army
1955; 69 years ago (1955 )
Deutsches Heer
Ghana
Ghana Army
1959; 65 years ago (1959 )
Greece
Hellenic Army
1828; 196 years ago (1828 )
Ellinikós Stratós
Guatemala
National Army of Guatemala
1823; 201 years ago (1823 )
Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala
Guinea
People's Army of Guinea
1958; 66 years ago (1958 )
Armée de terre
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Army
1964; 60 years ago (1964 )
Guyana
Guyanese Army
1966; 58 years ago (1966 )
Haiti
Haitian Army
2011; 13 years ago (2011 )
Honduras
Honduran Army
1825; 199 years ago (1825 )
Ejército de Honduras
Hungary
Hungarian Ground Forces
1990; 34 years ago (1990 )
Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő
India
Indian Army
1895; 129 years ago (1895 )
भारतीय सेना
Indonesia
Indonesian Army
1945; 79 years ago (1945 )
Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
1811; 213 years ago (1811 )
نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Iran
Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
1985; 39 years ago (1985 )
نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
Iraq
Iraqi Ground Forces
1921; 103 years ago (1921 )
القوة البرية العراقية
Ireland
Irish Army
1922; 102 years ago (1922 )
an tArm
Israel
Israeli Ground Forces
1948; 76 years ago (1948 )
צבא ההגנה לישראל
Italy
Italian Army
1861; 163 years ago (1861 )
Esercito Italiano
Jamaica
Jamaica Defence Force
1926; 98 years ago (1926 )
Japan
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
1954; 70 years ago (1954 )
Japanese : 陸上自衛隊
[3] Jordan
Royal Jordanian Army
1920; 104 years ago (1920 )
القوّات البرية الاردنيّة
Kazakhstan
Kazakh Ground Forces
1992; 32 years ago (1992 )
Құрлық күштері
Kenya
Kenya Army
1964; 60 years ago (1964 )
North Korea
Korean People's Army Ground Force
1947; 77 years ago (1947 )
Korean : 조선인민군 륙군 Hanja : 朝鮮人民軍 陸軍
South Korea
Republic of Korea Army
1948; 76 years ago (1948 )
Korean : 대한민국 육군 Hanja : 大韓民國陸軍
Kosovo
Kosovo Security Force
2009; 15 years ago (2009 )
Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës
Kuwait
Kuwait Army
1949; 75 years ago (1949 )
القوة البرية الكويتية
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz Army
2017; 7 years ago (2017 )
Laos
Lao People's Army
1975; 49 years ago (1975 )
Latvia
Latvian Land Forces
1991; 33 years ago (1991 )
Sauszemes Spēki
Lebanon
Lebanese Ground Forces
1945; 79 years ago (1945 )
الجيش اللبناني
Lesotho
Lesotho Army
1978; 46 years ago (1978 )
Liberia
Liberian Army
1908; 116 years ago (1908 )
Libya
Libyan Ground Forces
2011; 13 years ago (2011 )
Lithuania
Lithuanian Land Force
1990; 34 years ago (1990 )
Lietuvos sausumos pajėgos
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Army
1881; 143 years ago (1881 )
Lëtzebuerger Arméi
Madagascar
Malagasy Army
1960; 64 years ago (1960 )
Armée de terre
Malawi
Malawi Army
1964; 60 years ago (1964 )
Malaysia
Malaysian Army
1933; 91 years ago (1933 )
Tentera Darat Diraja Malaysia
Mali
Malian Army
1960; 64 years ago (1960 )
Armee de Terre
Malta
Armed Forces of Malta
1973; 51 years ago (1973 )
Mauritania
Mauritanian National Army
1960; 64 years ago (1960 )
Mexico
Mexican Army
1884; 140 years ago (1884 )
Ejército Mexicano
Moldova
Moldovan Ground Forces
1991; 33 years ago (1991 )
Armata Națională
Monaco
Prince's Company of Carabiniers
1817; 207 years ago (1817 )
Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince
Mongolia
Mongolian Ground Force
1992; 32 years ago (1992 )
Монгол Улсын Ерөнхий Цэргийн Хүчин
Montenegro
Montenegrin Ground Army
2006; 18 years ago (2006 )
Копнена војска Црне Горе
Morocco
Royal Moroccan Army
1956; 68 years ago (1956 )
الجيش الملكي المغربي
Mozambique
Mozambican Ground Forces
1994; 30 years ago (1994 )
Forças terrestres
Myanmar
Myanmar Army
1945; 79 years ago (1945 )
တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း)
Namibia
Namibian Army
1990; 34 years ago (1990 )
Nepal
Nepali Army
1768; 256 years ago (1768 )
नेपाली सेना
Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Army
1814; 210 years ago (1814 )
Koninklijke Landmacht
New Zealand
New Zealand Army
1845; 179 years ago (1845 )
Ngāti Tumatauenga
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Army
1979; 45 years ago (1979 )
Niger
Niger Army
1961; 63 years ago (1961 )
L'armée de terre
Nigeria
Nigerian Army
1963; 61 years ago (1963 )
North Macedonia
Army of the Republic of North Macedonia
1992; 32 years ago (1992 )
Армија на Република Северна Македонија
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus Army
1976; 48 years ago (1976 )
Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı
Norway
Norwegian Army
1628; 396 years ago (1628 )
Hæren
Novorossiya
United Armed Forces of Novorossiya
2014; 10 years ago (2014 )
[4] Oman
Royal Army of Oman
1907; 117 years ago (1907 )
القوات المسلحة السلطانية العُمانية
Pakistan
Pakistan Army
1947; 77 years ago (1947 )
پاک فوج
Palestine
Palestine Liberation Army
1964; 60 years ago (1964 )
جيش التحرير الفلسطيني
Palestine
Palestinian National Security Forces
1994; 30 years ago (1994 )
قوات الأمن الوطني الفلسطيني
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Land Element
1973; 51 years ago (1973 )
Paraguay
Paraguayan Army
1811; 213 years ago (1811 )
Ejército Paraguayo
Peru
Peruvian Army
1821; 203 years ago (1821 )
Ejército del Perú
Philippines
Philippine Army
1897; 127 years ago (1897 )
Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas
Poland
Polish Land Forces
1918; 106 years ago (1918 )
Wojska Lądowe
Portugal
Portuguese Army
1139; 885 years ago (1139 )
Exército Português
Qatar
Qatari Emiri Land Force
1971; 53 years ago (1971 )
القوات البرية القطرية
Romania
Romanian Land Forces
1859; 165 years ago (1859 )
Forţele Terestre Române
Russia
Russian Ground Forces
1992; 32 years ago (1992 )
Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации
Rwanda
Rwandan Army
1962; 62 years ago (1962 )
Ingabo z'u Rwanda
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Sahrawi People's Liberation Army
1972; 52 years ago (1972 )
جيش التحرير الشعبي الصحراوي
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force
1896; 128 years ago (1896 )
San Marino
Sammarinese Armed Forces
1406; 618 years ago (1406 )
Forze Armate Sammarinesi
São Tomé and Príncipe
Army of São Tomé and Príncipe
1975; 49 years ago (1975 )
Forças Armadas de São Tomé e Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Army
1745; 279 years ago (1745 )
القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة
Senegal
Senegalese Army
1960; 64 years ago (1960 )
Armée de terre sénégalaise
Serbia
Serbian Army
1808; 216 years ago (1808 )
Копнена војска Србије
Seychelles
Seychelles Army
1977; 47 years ago (1977 )
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Army
1961; 63 years ago (1961 )
Singapore
Singapore Army
1957; 67 years ago (1957 )
Tentera Singapura
Slovakia
Slovak Ground Forces
1993; 31 years ago (1993 )
Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky
Slovenia
Slovenian Ground Force
1991; 33 years ago (1991 )
Slovenska vojska
Somalia
Somali National Army [a] 1960; 64 years ago (1960 )
Somaliland
Somaliland National Army
1993; 31 years ago (1993 )
Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland
South Africa
South African Army
1912; 112 years ago (1912 )
South Ossetia
South Ossetia Army
1992; 32 years ago (1992 )
South Sudan
South Sudan Army
2017; 7 years ago (2017 )
Spain
Spanish Army
1492; 532 years ago (1492 )
Ejército de Tierra
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Army
1881; 143 years ago (1881 )
Sinhala : ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව , romanized: Sri Lanka Yuddha Hamudawa
Sudan
Sudanese Army
1925; 99 years ago (1925 )
Suriname
Surinamese Land Forces
1975; 49 years ago (1975 )
Swaziland
Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force
1979; 45 years ago (1979 )
Sweden
Swedish Army
1521; 503 years ago (1521 )
Armén
Switzerland
Swiss Army
1815; 209 years ago (1815 )
Schweizer Armee / Armée suisse / Esercito svizzero
Syria
Syrian Arab Army
1945; 79 years ago (1945 )
الجيش العربي السوري
Tajikistan
Tajik Ground Forces
1993; 31 years ago (1993 )
Артиши миллии Тоҷикистон
Tanzania
Tanzanian Army
1964; 60 years ago (1964 )
Thailand
Royal Thai Army
1874; 150 years ago (1874 )
กองทัพบกไทย
Togo
Togolese Army
1960; 64 years ago (1960 )
Tonga
HMAF Land Component
1939; 85 years ago (1939 )
Transnistria
Transnistria Army
1991; 33 years ago (1991 )
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment
1962; 62 years ago (1962 )
Tunisia
Tunisian Army
1831; 193 years ago (1831 )
جيش البر التونسي
Turkey
Turkish Land Forces
1920; 104 years ago (1920 )
Turkish : Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri
[5] Turkmenistan
Turkmen Ground Forces
1992; 32 years ago (1992 )
Uganda
Ugandan Land Forces
1902; 122 years ago (1902 )
Ukraine
Ukrainian Ground Forces
1991; 33 years ago (1991 ) ;
Сухопутні Війська України
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates Army
1951; 73 years ago (1951 )
United Kingdom
British Army
1660; 364 years ago (1660 )
[6] [7] United States
United States Army
1775; 249 years ago (1775 )
[8] [9] Uruguay
National Army of Uruguay
1811; 213 years ago (1811 )
Spanish : Ejército Nacional
Uzbekistan
Uzbek Ground Forces
1992; 32 years ago (1992 )
Vanuatu
Vanuatu Mobile Forces
1980; 44 years ago (1980 )
Vatican City
Pontifical Swiss Guard
1506; 518 years ago (1506 )
Pontificia Cohors Helvetica
Venezuela
Venezuelan Army
1810; 214 years ago (1810 )
Ejército Nacional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Vietnam
Vietnam People's Ground Force
1944; 80 years ago (1944 )
Vietnamese : Lục quân Nhân dân Việt Nam
Yemen
Yemeni Land Forces
1962; 62 years ago (1962 )
القوات البرية اليمنية
Zambia
Zambian Army
1968; 56 years ago (1968 )
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe National Army
1980; 44 years ago (1980 )
