Stats from Mahabharata War

"A solid phalanx of 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 109,650 infantry and 65,600 cavalry is called an akshauhini."

(SB 1.8.48 - Purport)

• There were 18 such akshauhinis that fought in the Mahabharata War.
• The Kauravas had 11 such akshauhinis and the Pandavas had 7 - but the Pandavas still emerged victorious even though the odds were set against them, because they had Krishna on their side.
• Each akshauhini is made up 218,990 soldiers, which means that during the course of the 18-day war, a total of 3,941,820 soldiers fought, and if we were to take an average, some 218,990 soldiers were killed each day.
• WW1 & WW2 death tolls are 15,000,000 and 55,000,000 - astronomical in relation to the above, but much of these are civilian deaths, whereas absolutely no civilians were killed during the Mahabharata war - they fought with honour.