Statement:
Philippines has bigger army than Costa Rica

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