Cambodia and Thailand conflict: how do their militaries compare?

Cambodia had a defence budget of $1.3 billion in 2024 and 124,300 active military personnel. The Thai army has a total of 245,000 personnel.

Months of simmering tensions between Cambodia and Thailand exploded into armed conflict on Thursday, including the deployment of a Thai F-16 fighter jet, in the heaviest fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours in over a decade.