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Charted: Contributions to UN Peacekeeping Forces by Country

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With their sky blue helmets, berets, and badges, the UN Peacekeeping forces are meant to be a symbol of international cooperation in conflict zones around the world.

They’re composed entirely from voluntary contributions from UN Member States—and include police and civilian roles along with military personnel.

The visualization by creator Preyash Shah serves as a primer on the UN Peacekeeping forces. It shows which countries are the biggest personnel contributors, which of them are top funders, and also lists the current ongoing peacekeeping operations. Data for this chart comes from the UN Peacekeeping archives.

Countries by Troop Contributions to UN Peacekeeping (2023)

From South Asia, a trio of countries—Nepal, Bangladesh, and India—are each contributing more than 6,000 personnel to the UN peacekeepers.

A majority of these representatives are soldiers, heavily involved in the four active peacekeeping missions in Africa.

RankCountryPersonnel 1🇳🇵 Nepal6,247 2🇧🇩 Bangladesh6,197 3🇮🇳 India6,073 4🇷🇼 Rwanda5,919 5🇵🇰 Pakistan4,164 6🇮🇩 Indonesia2,717 7🇬🇭 Ghana2,664 8🇨🇳 China2,267 9🇪🇬 Egypt1,739 10🇲🇦 Morocco1,715 11🇹🇿 Tanzania1,544 12🇪🇹 Ethiopia1,509 13🇸🇳 Senegal1,194 14🇿🇦 South Africa1,133 15🇨🇲 Cameroon1,103 16🇺🇾 Uruguay1,016 17🇿🇲 Zambia996 18🇹🇳 Tunisia988 19🇲🇳 Mongolia898 20🇮🇹 Italy872 21🇲🇾 Malaysia865 22🇲🇼 Malawi802 23🇲🇷 Mauritania787 24🇧🇮 Burundi769 25🇰🇭 Cambodia734 26🇪🇸 Spain688 27🇺🇬 Uganda654 28🇫🇷 France587 29🇱🇰 Sri Lanka561 30🇰🇷 South Korea545 31🇮🇪 Ireland458 32🇰🇪 Kenya456 33🇳🇬 Nigeria421 34🇹🇬 Togo408 35🇩🇪 Germany383 36🇯🇴 Jordan357 37🇫🇯 Fiji339 38🇧🇯 Benin319 39🇦🇷 Argentina292 40🇹🇭 Thailand289 41🇬🇧 UK280 42🇻🇳 Viet Nam274 43🇷🇸 Serbia271 44🇵🇪 Peru262