The word “police” has roots in the Ancient Greek word “polis” which means “city.” Citizens have been chosen to police their neighbors for centuries; Ancient China relied on prefects to keep the peace whilst Ancient Greece utilized slaves for various duties associated with modern police forces. The Romans had a corps of Vigiles Urbani, or city watchmen, who would carry out both policing and fire-fighting duties due to the size of the sprawling ancient city. Britain’s Metropolitan Police Service (London) often claims to be the oldest modern police force still in operation, dating back to 1829 although there are older departments, such as the Saint Petersburg Police (Russia) which was formed in 1718. The list that follows has been collated purely by the total size of the police force in each country.



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10. Pakistan: 354, 221 police officers.


Pakistan offers a ratio of 207 police offers per 100,000 people, putting it close to the UN’s recommended minimum of 222. However, the Asian state is often considered volatile and lacking security, mostly due to its huge 1,640 mile border with Afghanistan, which is believed to be one of the most dangerous places in the world. The famous Wagah border ceremony between India and Pakistan is carried out by the police element called the Pakistan Rangers on the western side.

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9. Nigeria: 371, 800 police officers.


The only African nation in this top10 list, Nigeria’s 371, 800 police officers provide the citizens with a policing ratio of 205 officers per 100,000 (in contrast, South Africa has 317 officers per 100,000 and Zimbabwe has 401). Nigeria is a huge country, with a population of over 174 million people (the seventh largest country by population) but is also very poor, with a per capita nominal GDP of just $1,831 (a lowly 138th in the world). The country has issues with drug trafficking, piracy and the infamous 419 scams that fill our email spam folders.
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Policing na by size or efficiency?. An adage in yoruba says "wontiwonti ko ni eyin"...

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8. Turkey: 412, 624 police officers.


Turkey, which is a candidate state for joining the European Union, is a heavily-policed nation. Not only does it have a force numbering over 400,000, but it also has a high ratio of officers to population, with 538 officers per 100,000. That is the second largest ratio for countries in this list. Turkey relies heavily on tourism, and it has had issues with terrorist attacks, so the need for an abundant uniformed presence is necessary.

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9. Nigeria: 371, 800 police officers.


The only African nation in this top10 list, Nigeria’s 371, 800 police officers provide the citizens with a policing ratio of 205 officers per 100,000 (in contrast, South Africa has 317 officers per 100,000 and Zimbabwe has 401). Nigeria is a huge country, with a population of over 174 million people (the seventh largest country by population) but is also very poor, with a per capita nominal GDP of just $1,831 (a lowly 138th in the world). The country has issues with drug trafficking, piracy and the infamous 419 scams that fill our email spam folders.

Can people stop saying Nigeria is poor.

Cause all the looted monies that have been uncovered,still to be uncovered,some african nations have not smelt half of it in their reserves

what of India?

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7. Brazil: 478,001 police officers.


With 282 police offers per 100,000 Brazilians, the Brazilian government is clearly making an effort to deal with the crime issues that the country is renowned for. The drug trade is rife and Brazil suffers from a very high homicide rate, with a frightening total of 42,785 people murdered in 2011 alone. Police in Brazil are notorious for their no-nonsense approach toward violent crime, so while they obviously help minimise crime they concurrently actually contribute to the amount of people killed annually. In January, 12 men were gunned down by police officers in a spate of separate shootings.

6. Mexico: 544,000 police officers.


The infamous problems inherent to the country of Mexico have led to the nation possessing a massive police force. With a ratio of around 460 officers per 100,000 people clearly the people in power are trying to fight fire with fire. However, issues with corruption and low salaries make the profession of a police officer unattractive, especially when you figure in the fact that over 4,000 federal, state and municipal police officers have been killed in the Mexican Drug War since 2006.

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5. Indonesia: 579,000 police officers.


Estimates for the actual size of Indonesia’s police force do vary considerably, but this is hardly surprising when you consider the logistical nightmare of trying to perform an accurate census of over 237 million people spread over 17,500 islands (although only 922 are permanently inhabited). Policing the nation, with 243 officers per 100,000, is a mammoth task and also explains why the Indonesian National Police has 12,000 marine police in its ranks.

This is wow.... Checkout Mexico police outfit! If their police dress like this ow will their army dress.??

Who else if it is not Explorers? The Nigeria Police Force ehn... I comment my reserve.

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I expect USA to be rank 1st

...Quantity does not depict quality.... Nigeria @ Number 9.

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4. Russia: 782,001 police officers.


Russia is a huge country, its police force has 6.59 million square miles to patrol. This is one reason why the country needs such a huge amount of police officers. However, the ratio of police officers to population is very high, with 546 officers watching out for every 100,000 people. Of course, the USSR was a police state and even though this nation has now dissolved, Russia has inherited many of the darker aspects of its previous incarnation. However, regardless of whether Russia can still be defined as still a police state or not, its law enforcement personnel have plenty to do in dealing with arms and human traffickers, widespread corruption, murder and the incredibly powerful criminal element that is the Russian Mafia (with an estimated membership of three million in Russia alone).

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Can people stop saying Nigeria is poor.

Cause all the looted monies that have been uncovered,still to be uncovered,some african nations have not smelt half of it in their reserves

I like the way you think bro, all those stolen money is not calculated as part of the GDP.

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Good work bro.. I love this
Russian police uniform though

Any army uniform be dis now

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10. Pakistan: 354, 221 police officers.


Pakistan offers a ratio of 207 police offers per 100,000 people, putting it close to the UN’s recommended minimum of 222. However, the Asian state is often considered volatile and lacking security, mostly due to its huge 1,640 mile border with Afghanistan, which is believed to be one of the most dangerous places in the world. The famous Wagah border ceremony between India and Pakistan is carried out by the police element called the Pakistan Rangers on the western side.

Our police force too small compare with our population ooooh
In Germany, Swiss and Austria everybody na police even the police dat move round without uniform na den plenty pass

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9. Nigeria: 371, 800 police officers.


The only African nation in this top10 list, Nigeria’s 371, 800 police officers provide the citizens with a policing ratio of 205 officers per 100,000 (in contrast, South Africa has 317 officers per 100,000 and Zimbabwe has 401). Nigeria is a huge country, with a population of over 174 million people (the seventh largest country by population) but is also very poor, with a per capita nominal GDP of just $1,831 (a lowly 138th in the world). The country has issues with drug trafficking, piracy and the infamous 419 scams that fill our email spam folders.