In a different context, for sure, but this was about SWIFT and finance. Even still, comparing army sizes isn't that useful either -- number of raw bodies only tells a fractional story; Where they're fighting makes a huge difference (home turf advantage), morale, motivation, equipment, training, non-human resources.

Numbers are useful when they're qualitatively comparable, but in this context, I'm not sure what number of troops should say you're allowed to bank wherever you want.