USA based website called Global Firepower has rolled out a list of ‘Top 15 Most Powerful Militaries in The World’.
The list was formed after a criterion was set by the website, and army men have ranked accordingly.
The criteria included the following areas;
- The diversity and the total number of weapons
- Geographical factors
- Logistical flexibility
- Natural resources
- Local industry influence
- Nuclear power
- Country population
- Land-locked (having no sea) countries are not ranked for their Navy. Countries having a naval force but no diversity of weapons receive a low score in the rankings.
- Countries having alliances for example NATO receive an edge in the rankings as well due to the sharing of resources
- Ranking is independent of the country’s political or military leadership
Top 15 Most Powerful Militaries in The World
Here’s a list of the top 15 militaries in the world from the lowest to the highest rank.
15. Israel
Israel’s budget for defense is $15.5 billion;
Power Index rating: 0.3476
Total population: 8,174,527
Total military personnel: 718,250
Total aircraft strength: 652
Fighter aircraft: 243
Combat tanks: 2,620
Total naval assets: 65
14. Indonesia
Indonesia spends $6.9 billion on its defense and is ranked on the following numbers;
Power Index rating: 0.3347
Total population: 258,316,051
Total military personnel: 975,750
Total aircraft strength: 441
Fighter aircraft: 39
Combat tanks: 418
Total naval assets: 221
13. Pakistan
Pakistan pours $7 billion into its defense and has the 13th strongest military in the world. The numbers go like this;
Power Index rating: 0.3287
Total population: 201,995,540
Total military personnel: 919,000
Total aircraft strength: 951
Fighter aircraft: 301
Combat tanks: 2,924
Total naval assets: 197
12. South Korea
South Korea spends $43.8 billion on its military. Its firepower ranking goes like this;
Power Index rating: 0.2741
Total population: 50,924,172
Total military personnel: 5,829,750
Total aircraft strength: 1,477
Fighter aircraft: 406
Combat tanks: 2,654
Total naval assets: 166 (one aircraft carrier)
11. Italy
Italy has a defense spending of $34 billion.
Power Index rating: 0.2694
Total population: 62,007,540
Total military personnel: 267,500
Total aircraft strength: 822
Fighter aircraft: 79
Combat tanks: 200
Total naval assets: 143 (two aircraft carriers)
10. Egypt
Egypt has a low military spending of $4.4 billion as compared to the top 9 countries, however, they have a strong military. Its stats are shown below;
Power Index rating: 0.2676
Total population: 94,666,993
Total military personnel: 1,329,250
Total aircraft strength: 1,132
Fighter aircraft: 337
Combat tanks: 4,110
Total naval assets: 319 (two aircraft carriers)
9. Germany
Germany is 9th on the list with a military spending of $39.2 billion. Its firepower stands as following;
Power Index rating: 0.2609
Total population: 80,722,792
Total military personnel: 210,000
Total aircraft strength: 698
Fighter aircraft: 92
Combat tanks: 543
Total naval assets: 81
8. Turkey
Turkey has allotted $8.2 billion for its military. Its firepower stands like this;
Power Index rating: 0.2491
Total population: 80,274,604
Total military personnel: 743,415
Total aircraft strength: 1,018
Fighter aircraft: 207
Combat tanks: 2,445
Total naval assets: 194
7. Japan
Japan spends $43.8 billion on its defense. Its strength is defined by these numbers.
Power Index rating: 0.2137
Total population: 126,702,133
Total military personnel: 311,875
Total aircraft strength: 1,594
Fighter aircraft: 288
Combat tanks: 700
Total naval assets: 131 (four aircraft carriers)
6. United Kingdom
UK has allocated $45.7 billion for its military forces, and the rest of the numbers go like this;
Power Index rating: 0.2131
Total population: 64,430,428
Total military personnel: 232,675
Total aircraft strength: 856
Fighter aircraft: 88
Combat tanks 249
Total naval assets: 76 (two aircraft carriers)
5. France
France spends $35 billion on its military, here is how French military ranks;
Power Index rating: 0.1914
Total population: 66,836,154
Total military personnel: 387,635
Total aircraft strength: 1,305
Fighter aircraft 296
Combat tanks: 406
Total naval assets: 118 (four aircraft carriers)
4. India
India stands at number 4 with a spending of $51 billion on its military.
Power Index rating: 0.1593
Total population: 1,266,883,598
Total military personnel: 4,207,250
Total aircraft strength: 2,102
Fighter aircraft: 676
Combat tanks: 4,426
Total naval assets: 295 (three aircraft carriers)
3. China
China spends a significant amount on its military as well. The country’s defense budget is $161.7 billion.
Power Index rating: 0.0945
Total population: 1,373,541,278
Total military personnel: 3,712,500
Total aircraft strength: 2,955
Fighter aircraft: 1,271
Combat tanks: 6,457
Total naval assets: 714 (one aircraft carrier)
2. Russia
Russia has a defense budget of $44.6 billion. Here is why it ranks second;
Power Index rating: 0.0929
Total population: 142,355,415
Total military personnel: 3,371,027
Total aircraft strength: 3,794
Fighter aircraft: 806
Combat tanks: 20,216
Total naval assets: 352 (one aircraft carrier)
1. United States
The United States spends more money on its defense than the rest of the 14 countries combined. US defense budget is $587.8 billion. Here is how the rest of its firepower stands.
Power Index rating: 0.0857
Total population: 323,995,528
Total military personnel: 2,363,675
Total aircraft: 13,762
Fighter aircraft: 2,296
Combat tanks: 5,884
Total naval assets: 415 (19 aircraft carriers)
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Via Global Firepower