Statement:
Sri Lanka has smaller army than China

In the Armed forces size (ammount of personnel) rating Sri Lanka holds position #22 2019 out of 163 and China is #2 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.
    China 'Personnel ammount' value is 2,535,000
    Sri Lanka 'Personnel ammount' value is 317,000