COMPARATIVE STRENGTH OF THE ARMIES AND NAVIES OF EUROPE BETWEEN 1869 AND 1897

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Mar 10, 1898

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 24, No. 10.

COMPARATIVE STRENGTH OF THE ARMIES AND NAVIES OF EUROPE BETWEEN 1869 AND 1897.

Country	Total War Strength, 1869: LandF'ce	Navy	Total War Strength at beginning of 1898: LandF'ce	Navy	Increase in 28 Years: LandF'ce	Navy
Germany	977,262	............	5,166,592	58,513	4,189,330	............
France	757,727	67,969	4,849,572	165,270	4,091,845	97,301
Italy	445,509	18,812	2,181,790	41,324	1,736,281	22,512
Austria-Hungary	822,472	............	1,767,087	15,313	944,615	............
Russia	1,135,975	64,021	5,008,284	85,532	3,872,309	21,511
Great Britain	191,892	59,830	637,863	162,947	445,971	103,117
Turkey	459,360	40,000	1,061,862	58,276	602,502	18,276
Spain	151,668	22,117	1,512,197	49,629	1,360,529	27,512
Denmark	49,253	1,018	117,130	5,559	67,883	4,541
Greece	14,716	............	297,964	............	283,248	............
Switzerland	350,020	............	493,175	............	143,155	............
Sweden and Norway	162,313	21,248	255,440	20,779	93,127^*	............
Bulgaria	Not indep't in 1869		266,342	............	226,342	............
Serbia	Not indep't in 1869		271,170	............	271,170	............
Roumania	Not indep't in 1869		250,537	............	250,537	............
Totals	5,518,167	295,015	24,097,011	663,142	18,578,844	294,770

The following countries did not rate very high as military and naval powers in 1869, but the statistics presented below show that at the beginning of 1898 they are striving to keep up with the age by equipping strong armies and navies.

Country	Land force	War ships
Japan	349,941	212
China	631,400	107
Mexico	165,427	11
Brazil	98,142	126
Chile	95,714	64
Argentine Republic	66,237	67
Venezuela	257,764	............
Totals	1,664,625	587