Statement:
Mali has smaller army than Iran

In the Armed forces size (ammount of personnel) rating Mali holds position #103 2019 out of 163 and Iran is #10 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.
    Iran 'Personnel ammount' value is 650,000
    Mali 'Personnel ammount' value is 21,000