Statement:
South Africa has smaller army than Russia

In the Armed forces size (ammount of personnel) rating South Africa holds position #55 ²⁰¹⁹ out of 163 and Russia is #4 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.

   Russia	'Personnel ammount' value is	1,454,000
   South Africa	'Personnel ammount' value is	90,000