Statement:
Costa Rica has smaller army than Philippines

In the Armed forces size (ammount of personnel) rating Costa Rica holds position #130 2019 out of 163 and Philippines is #41 out of 163 2019.

Referencies:

  1. Armed forces size (ammount of personnel) 2019 by WorldBank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Personnel ammount' in descending order.
    Costa Rica 'Personnel ammount' value is 10,000
    Philippines 'Personnel ammount' value is 155,000