Statement:
United Kingdom has bigger army than Ireland

In the Armed forces size (ammount of personnel) rating United Kingdom holds position #42 2019 out of 163 and Ireland is #134 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.
    Ireland 'Personnel ammount' value is 9,000
    United Kingdom 'Personnel ammount' value is 149,000