Military Ranks in Order
Global Military Strength Ranking 2025 - From Highest to Lowest
Comprehensive comparison of 145 countries' military capabilities including active personnel, equipment, naval forces, and defense budgets.
| Rank▼ | Flag | Country▼ | PwrIdx▼ | Active▼ | Reserve▼ | Paramilit.▼ | Aircraft▼ | Fighters▼ | Helicopters▼ | Tanks▼ | Artillery▼ | Carriers▼ | Destroyers▼ | Submarines▼ | Budget▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
United States
USA
|
0.0712 | 1,390,000 | 442,000 | - | 13,300 | 1,914 | 5,584 | 13,300 | 5,500 | 11 | 92 | 68 | $761.68B |
| 2 |
|
Russia
RUS
|
0.0714 | 830,900 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 4,182 | 773 | 1,531 | 4,182 | 12,566 | 1 | 15 | 70 | $82.60B |
| 3 |
|
China
CHN
|
0.0722 | 2,000,000 | 510,000 | 625,000 | 3,166 | 1,199 | 913 | 3,166 | 4,950 | 2 | 50 | 78 | $230.00B |
| 4 |
|
India
IND
|
0.1025 | 1,450,000 | 1,155,000 | 2,527,000 | 2,210 | 577 | 807 | 2,210 | 4,614 | 2 | 11 | 18 | $54.20B |
| 5 |
|
United Kingdom
UKD
|
0.1435 | 194,000 | 37,000 | - | 663 | 119 | 233 | 663 | 227 | 2 | 6 | 10 | $50.24B |
| 6 |
|
South Korea
SKO
|
0.1505 | 555,000 | 500,000 | 75,000 | 1,602 | 402 | 739 | 1,602 | 2,331 | - | 13 | 22 | $42.10B |
| 7 |
|
Pakistan
PAK
|
0.1694 | 654,000 | 550,000 | 500,000 | 1,413 | 363 | 322 | 1,413 | 3,742 | - | 2 | 9 | $7.50B |
| 8 |
|
Japan
JPN
|
0.1711 | 240,000 | 55,000 | 14,000 | 1,451 | 217 | 566 | 1,451 | 1,004 | - | 36 | 21 | $39.66B |
| 9 |
|
France
FRA
|
0.1848 | 205,000 | 35,000 | 175,000 | 1,004 | 226 | 438 | 1,004 | 222 | 1 | 10 | 9 | $45.94B |
| 10 |
|
Italy
ITA
|
0.1973 | 170,000 | 20,000 | 107,000 | 850 | 92 | 404 | 850 | 197 | 2 | 4 | 8 | $37.00B |
| 11 |
|
Turkiye
TKY
|
0.2016 | 425,000 | 200,000 | 150,000 | 1,065 | 205 | 478 | 1,065 | 2,229 | - | - | 12 | $25.20B |
| 12 |
|
Brazil
BRA
|
0.2151 | 360,000 | 1,340,000 | 400,000 | 665 | 42 | 171 | 665 | 466 | - | - | 7 | $18.79B |
| 13 |
|
Indonesia
INO
|
0.2221 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 280,000 | 466 | 41 | 176 | 466 | 314 | - | - | 4 | $8.80B |
| 14 |
|
Egypt
EGY
|
0.2224 | 440,000 | 480,000 | 300,000 | 1,069 | 245 | 325 | 1,069 | 4,664 | - | - | 8 | $4.36B |
| 15 |
|
Ukraine
UKR
|
0.2516 | 200,000 | 250,000 | 50,000 | 312 | 69 | 113 | 312 | 1,890 | - | - | - | $30.00B |
| 16 |
|
Australia
AUS
|
0.2567 | 60,500 | 30,000 | - | 353 | 24 | 108 | 353 | 59 | - | 3 | 6 | $52.16B |
| 17 |
|
Iran
IRN
|
0.2712 | 575,000 | 350,000 | 90,000 | 541 | 196 | 126 | 541 | 4,071 | - | - | 19 | $5.55B |
| 18 |
|
Israel
ISR
|
0.2757 | 173,000 | 465,000 | 8,000 | 601 | 241 | 126 | 601 | 2,200 | - | - | 5 | $24.30B |
| 19 |
|
Vietnam
VET
|
0.2855 | 470,000 | 2,500,000 | 40,000 | 223 | 75 | 99 | 223 | 1,829 | - | - | 6 | $6.24B |
| 20 |
|
Poland
POL
|
0.3406 | - | - | - | - | 91 | 208 | 459 | 569 | - | - | 1 | $20.66B |
| 21 |
|
Spain
SPN
|
0.3556 | 120,000 | 15,000 | 80,000 | 517 | 140 | 126 | 517 | 327 | - | - | 2 | $15.12B |
| 22 |
|
Saudi Arabia
SAR
|
0.3626 | - | - | - | - | 283 | 258 | 897 | 1,273 | - | - | - | $46.00B |
| 23 |
|
Taiwan
TWN
|
0.3639 | 170,000 | 1,500,000 | 11,500 | 737 | 285 | 207 | 737 | 1,012 | - | 4 | 4 | $18.31B |
| 24 |
|
Thailand
THL
|
0.3738 | 350,000 | 100,000 | 6,000 | 488 | 73 | 182 | 488 | 587 | - | - | - | $5.86B |
| 25 |
|
Germany
GER
|
0.3881 | 184,000 | 15,000 | - | 601 | 134 | 287 | 601 | 266 | - | - | 6 | $52.33B |
| 26 |
|
Algeria
ALG
|
0.3911 | 130,000 | 135,000 | 200,000 | 547 | 90 | 273 | 547 | 1,700 | - | - | 6 | $9.98B |
| 27 |
|
Canada
CAN
|
0.3956 | 70,000 | 19,000 | 5,500 | 376 | 63 | 120 | 376 | 82 | - | - | 4 | $36.30B |
| 28 |
|
Argentina
ARG
|
0.4243 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 87 | 228 | 414 | - | 4 | 2 | $3.06B |
| 29 |
|
Singapore
SNG
|
0.4613 | 60,000 | 240,000 | 10,000 | 248 | 100 | 83 | 248 | 170 | - | - | 5 | $13.00B |
| 30 |
|
Greece
GRE
|
0.4621 | 130,000 | 220,500 | 35,000 | 635 | 193 | 271 | 635 | 1,365 | - | - | 11 | $6.60B |
| 31 |
|
Mexico
MEX
|
0.4687 | 250,000 | 65,000 | 100,000 | 468 | 3 | 158 | 468 | - | - | 5 | - | $6.46B |
| 32 |
|
Philippines
PHL
|
0.4811 | 101,000 | 100,000 | 50,000 | 188 | - | 108 | 188 | - | - | - | - | $4.28B |
| 33 |
|
South Africa
SAF
|
0.4885 | 40,200 | 12,500 | 180,000 | 226 | 17 | 91 | 226 | 195 | - | - | 3 | $2.81B |
| 34 |
|
North Korea
NKO
|
0.5118 | 1,200,000 | 600,000 | 200,000 | 947 | 458 | 205 | 947 | 6,645 | - | - | 35 | $4.50B |
| 35 |
|
Norway
NOR
|
0.5289 | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 100 | 52 | - | - | 6 | $7.20B |
| 36 |
|
Nigeria
NGA
|
0.5587 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 52 | 144 | 177 | - | - | - | $3.48B |
| 37 |
|
Sweden
SWE
|
0.5679 | - | - | - | - | 71 | 53 | 205 | 121 | - | - | 5 | $6.38B |
| 38 |
|
Myanmar
MYA
|
0.5768 | - | - | - | - | 55 | 80 | 280 | 715 | - | - | 2 | $2.29B |
| 39 |
|
Netherlands
NTH
|
0.5801 | 35,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 136 | 29 | 64 | 136 | 18 | - | - | 4 | $15.75B |
| 40 |
|
Bangladesh
BNG
|
0.5871 | - | - | - | - | 44 | 65 | 204 | 281 | - | - | 2 | $3.89B |
| 41 |
|
Portugal
POR
|
0.6116 | 27,000 | 211,700 | 24,700 | 104 | 28 | 27 | 104 | 37 | - | - | 2 | $4.91B |
| 42 |
|
Malaysia
MLY
|
0.6189 | 85,000 | 52,000 | 100,000 | 147 | 26 | 43 | 147 | 48 | - | - | 2 | $2.59B |
| 43 |
|
Colombia
COL
|
0.7011 | 360,000 | 845,000 | 185,000 | 465 | 17 | 211 | 465 | - | - | - | 4 | $8.14B |
| 44 |
|
Switzerland
SWZ
|
0.7191 | - | - | - | - | 43 | 41 | 148 | 380 | - | - | - | $5.98B |
| 45 |
|
Iraq
IRQ
|
0.7365 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 164 | 361 | 923 | - | - | - | $5.70B |
| 46 |
|
Chile
CHI
|
0.7712 | 80,000 | 40,000 | 50,000 | 289 | 45 | 80 | 289 | 270 | - | - | 4 | $5.06B |
| 47 |
|
Romania
ROM
|
0.7735 | 67,000 | 50,000 | 15,000 | 146 | 30 | 61 | 146 | 413 | - | - | - | $5.15B |
| 48 |
|
Czechia
CZC
|
0.7849 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 40 | 97 | 50 | - | - | - | $3.26B |
| 49 |
|
Ethiopia
ETH
|
0.7979 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 31 | 89 | 468 | - | - | - | $538.00M |
| 50 |
|
Denmark
DEN
|
0.8011 | 16,000 | 45,500 | - | 115 | 33 | 34 | 115 | 44 | - | - | - | $4.20B |
| 51 |
|
Finland
FIN
|
0.8099 | 24,000 | 900,000 | 14,000 | 166 | 55 | 20 | 166 | 239 | - | - | - | $6.38B |
| 52 |
|
Venezuela
VEN
|
0.8228 | 137,500 | 30,000 | 1,600,000 | 250 | 44 | 59 | 250 | 352 | - | - | 2 | $1.93B |
| 53 |
|
Peru
PER
|
0.8466 | 95,000 | 100,000 | 50,000 | 246 | 16 | 93 | 246 | 261 | - | - | 6 | $1.85B |
| 54 |
|
Hungary
HUN
|
0.8643 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 35 | 57 | 176 | - | - | - | $4.50B |
| 55 |
|
Angola
ANG
|
0.8732 | - | - | - | - | 71 | 117 | 302 | 156 | - | - | - | $1.06B |
| 56 |
|
United Arab Emirates
UAE
|
0.8978 | - | - | - | - | 99 | 222 | 565 | 274 | - | - | - | $25.27B |
| 57 |
|
Azerbaijan
AZR
|
0.9391 | 65,000 | 300,000 | 15,000 | 148 | 17 | 86 | 148 | 920 | - | - | 4 | $3.10B |
| 58 |
|
Serbia
SRB
|
0.9571 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 51 | 117 | 242 | - | - | - | $1.06B |
| 59 |
|
Bulgaria
BUL
|
0.9757 | 25,000 | 36,000 | - | 66 | 11 | 22 | 66 | 410 | - | - | - | $1.11B |
| 60 |
|
Belarus
BLR
|
1.0485 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 60 | 191 | 862 | - | - | - | $723.12M |
| 61 |
|
Morocco
MOR
|
1.0524 | 200,000 | 150,000 | 25,000 | 250 | 83 | 64 | 250 | 1,761 | - | - | - | $1.04B |
| 62 |
|
Uzbekistan
UZB
|
1.0692 | - | - | - | - | 58 | 99 | 197 | 420 | - | - | - | $692.52M |
| 63 |
|
Kazakhstan
KAZ
|
1.0873 | - | - | - | - | 81 | 75 | 237 | 300 | - | - | - | $2.62B |
| 64 |
|
Syria
SYR
|
1.1095 | - | - | - | - | 208 | 153 | 453 | 2,616 | - | - | - | $2.02B |
| 65 |
|
Qatar
QTR
|
1.1296 | 66,550 | 15,000 | 5,000 | 198 | 68 | 60 | 198 | 138 | - | - | - | $5.86B |
| 66 |
|
Cuba
CUB
|
1.1523 | 50,000 | 40,000 | 1,146,000 | 80 | 38 | 14 | 80 | 1,230 | - | - | 1 | $2.99B |
| 67 |
|
Slovakia
SLK
|
1.1789 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 21 | 48 | 30 | - | - | - | $2.09B |
| 68 |
|
Belgium
BEL
|
1.1836 | 26,000 | 7,000 | - | 106 | 44 | 20 | 106 | - | - | - | - | $5.51B |
| 69 |
|
Croatia
CRO
|
1.2141 | 15,000 | 20,000 | 2,000 | 80 | 12 | 42 | 80 | 75 | - | - | - | $1.05B |
| 70 |
|
Ecuador
ECU
|
1.2181 | 70,000 | 120,000 | 500 | 118 | 9 | 43 | 118 | 110 | - | - | 2 | $2.27B |
| 71 |
|
Sri Lanka
SRL
|
1.2478 | 250,000 | 5,500 | 11,000 | 86 | 5 | 56 | 86 | 182 | - | - | - | $1.11B |
| 72 |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC
|
1.3055 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 32 | 46 | 214 | - | - | - | $299.22M |
| 73 |
|
Tunisia
TUN
|
1.3243 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 101 | 152 | 145 | - | - | - | $1.18B |
| 74 |
|
Yemen
YEM
|
1.3985 | - | - | - | - | 76 | 61 | 177 | 100 | - | - | - | $1.01B |
| 75 |
|
Sudan
SDN
|
1.4079 | 100,000 | 50,000 | 55,000 | 191 | 45 | 72 | 191 | 170 | - | - | - | $287.21M |
| 76 |
|
Oman
OMA
|
1.4081 | 40,000 | 60,000 | 6,000 | 128 | 29 | 31 | 128 | 121 | - | - | - | $8.40B |
| 77 |
|
Bolivia
BOL
|
1.4339 | 60,000 | 40,000 | - | 64 | - | 28 | 64 | 36 | - | - | - | $476.97M |
| 78 |
|
Kuwait
KUW
|
1.4441 | 17,000 | 14,000 | 7,000 | 114 | 33 | 60 | 114 | 367 | - | - | - | $8.17B |
| 79 |
|
Bahrain
BAH
|
1.4511 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 59 | 116 | 180 | - | - | - | $1.54B |
| 80 |
|
Libya
LBY
|
1.4718 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 32 | 127 | 325 | - | - | - | $3.57B |
| 81 |
|
Jordan
JOR
|
1.5098 | - | - | - | - | 44 | 131 | 256 | 1,588 | - | - | - | $1.90B |
| 82 |
|
Turkmenistan
TKM
|
1.5986 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 26 | 86 | 680 | - | - | - | $407.07M |
| 83 |
|
Uganda
UGA
|
1.6264 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 25 | 50 | 180 | - | - | - | $934.25M |
| 84 |
|
Austria
AST
|
1.6543 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 63 | 101 | 56 | - | - | - | $3.43B |
| 85 |
|
Georgia
GEO
|
1.7181 | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 66 | 243 | - | - | - | $286.02M |
| 86 |
|
Slovenia
SLV
|
1.7261 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 37 | 48 | - | - | - | $581.68M |
| 87 |
|
Kenya
KEN
|
1.7701 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 87 | 156 | 111 | - | - | - | $1.19B |
| 88 |
|
Paraguay
PAR
|
1.7863 | 20,000 | 160,000 | 10,000 | 39 | - | 14 | 39 | 10 | - | - | - | $353.00M |
| 89 |
|
Zambia
ZAM
|
1.7896 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 27 | 98 | 75 | - | - | - | $251.16M |
| 90 |
|
Ireland
IRE
|
1.8161 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 23 | - | - | - | - | $1.26B |
| 91 |
|
Albania
ALB
|
1.8466 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 19 | 40 | - | - | - | $192.40M |
| 92 |
|
Honduras
HON
|
1.8851 | 16,000 | 60,000 | 23,000 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 22 | - | - | - | $405.11M |
| 93 |
|
Lithuania
LIT
|
1.9026 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | $1.15B |
| 94 |
|
Armenia
ARM
|
1.9137 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 36 | 64 | 519 | - | - | - | $632.50M |
| 95 |
|
Latvia
LAT
|
1.9161 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | $927.47M |
| 96 |
|
Uruguay
URU
|
1.9269 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 52 | 17 | - | - | - | $1.07B |
| 97 |
|
Chad
CHD
|
1.9751 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 34 | 90 | - | - | - | $292.61M |
| 98 |
|
Zimbabwe
ZIM
|
1.9787 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 28 | 90 | 40 | - | - | - | $117.39M |
| 99 |
|
Mongolia
MGL
|
2.0263 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 11 | 470 | - | - | - | $91.98M |
| 100 |
|
Cameroon
CAM
|
2.0296 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 31 | - | - | - | - | $398.00M |
| 101 |
|
Tanzania
TNZ
|
2.0387 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 12 | 40 | 42 | - | - | - | $748.92M |
| 102 |
|
Guatemala
GUA
|
2.0419 | 21,500 | 65,000 | 30,000 | 34 | - | 17 | 34 | 12 | - | - | - | $388.00M |
| 103 |
|
New Zealand
NWZ
|
2.0617 | 9,600 | 2,500 | - | 45 | - | 22 | 45 | - | - | - | - | $3.80B |
| 104 |
|
Estonia
EST
|
2.0686 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | $713.69M |
| 105 |
|
Ivory Coast
IVC
|
2.0881 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 10 | - | - | - | $510.00M |
| 106 |
|
Cambodia
CMB
|
2.1321 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 24 | 644 | - | - | - | $632.25M |
| 107 |
|
Kyrgyzstan
KYR
|
2.1703 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 215 | - | - | - | $116.04M |
| 108 |
|
North Macedonia
MAC
|
2.1717 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 20 | 31 | - | - | - | $192.64M |
| 109 |
|
Ghana
GHA
|
2.1741 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 20 | - | - | - | - | $289.40M |
| 110 |
|
Mali
MAL
|
2.1992 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 12 | 39 | 50 | - | - | - | $591.26M |
| 111 |
|
Lebanon
LEB
|
2.2381 | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 78 | 361 | - | - | - | $1.00B |
| 112 |
|
Mozambique
MOZ
|
2.2895 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 19 | 186 | - | - | - | $140.20M |
| 113 |
|
Eritrea
ERI
|
2.2956 | 175,000 | 200,000 | - | 33 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 1,756 | - | - | - | $105.32M |
| 114 |
|
Afghanistan
AFG
|
2.3118 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $49.53M |
| 115 |
|
Laos
LAO
|
2.3168 | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 34 | 130 | - | - | - | $38.28M |
| 116 |
|
South Sudan
SSD
|
2.5261 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 18 | 120 | - | - | - | $276.00M |
| 117 |
|
Nicaragua
NIC
|
2.5685 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 16 | 198 | - | - | - | $88.34M |
| 118 |
|
Dominican Republic
DOM
|
2.5742 | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 63 | 12 | - | - | - | $630.72M |
| 119 |
|
Niger
NGR
|
2.6327 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 16 | - | - | - | - | $287.28M |
| 120 |
|
Tajikistan
TJK
|
2.6403 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 25 | 37 | - | - | - | $90.13M |
| 121 |
|
Burkina Faso
BKF
|
2.6607 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 20 | - | - | - | - | $434.25M |
| 122 |
|
Republic of the Congo
ROC
|
2.6648 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 13 | 53 | - | - | - | $348.16M |
| 123 |
|
Namibia
NAM
|
2.7081 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 | 32 | 20 | - | - | - | $363.80M |
| 124 |
|
Botswana
BOT
|
2.7851 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 16 | 46 | 45 | - | - | - | $473.40M |
| 125 |
|
Senegal
SEN
|
2.7961 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 27 | - | - | - | - | $345.38M |
| 126 |
|
Luxembourg
LUX
|
2.8202 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | $600.00M |
| 127 |
|
El Salvador
ESL
|
2.8583 | 21,000 | 10,000 | 15,000 | 46 | - | 28 | 46 | - | - | - | - | $295.68M |
| 128 |
|
Montenegro
MTN
|
2.8704 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | $74.07M |
| 129 |
|
Nepal
NEP
|
2.8728 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 15 | - | - | - | - | $437.58M |
| 130 |
|
Madagascar
MAD
|
2.9078 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 386 | - | - | - | $109.76M |
| 131 |
|
Gabon
GAB
|
2.9235 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 15 | 23 | - | - | - | - | $280.62M |
| 132 |
|
Mauritania
MAU
|
3.0398 | 31,500 | 65,000 | 5,000 | 23 | - | 4 | 23 | - | - | - | - | $194.48M |
| 133 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BOS
|
3.0788 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 22 | 124 | - | - | - | $178.11M |
| 134 |
|
Kosovo
KOS
|
3.2863 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $128.69M |
| 135 |
|
Panama
PAN
|
3.2877 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 41 | - | - | - | - | $741.16M |
| 136 |
|
Central African Republic
CAR
|
3.2931 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | $41.45M |
| 137 |
|
Iceland
ICE
|
3.4845 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 138 |
|
Sierra Leone
SLE
|
3.5241 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | $19.33M |
| 139 |
|
Beliz
BLZ
|
3.7178 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | $19.33M |
| 140 |
|
Suriname
SRN
|
4.0003 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | $41.89M |
| 141 |
|
Liberia
LIB
|
4.0006 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $11.80M |
| 142 |
|
Somalia
SOM
|
4.0196 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $63.93M |
| 143 |
|
Moldova
MOL
|
4.0861 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | $47.64M |
| 144 |
|
Benin
BEN
|
4.1269 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | $75.25M |
| 145 |
|
Bhutan
BUT
|
6.2017 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | $28.91M |
Understanding Military Ranks in Order
This comprehensive military ranks in order presents the 2025 global military strength ranking from highest to lowest. Our ranking evaluates 145 countries based on multiple factors including active military personnel, reserve forces, equipment capabilities, and defense budgets.
The military strength ranking uses a Power Index (PwrIdx) where lower scores indicate stronger military capabilities. Factors considered include manpower, air power, land forces, naval strength, natural resources, logistics capability, geography, and financial resources.
Understanding military ranks from highest to lowest provides insights into global defense capabilities and geopolitical power dynamics. The top military powers maintain substantial active forces, advanced technology, and significant defense spending.
Military Strength Categories
Personnel Strength
- Active Military Personnel
- Reserve Forces
- Paramilitary Units
Air Power
- Total Aircraft
- Fighter Aircraft
- Attack Helicopters
Ground Forces
- Main Battle Tanks
- Artillery Systems
- Armored Vehicles
Naval Power
- Aircraft Carriers
- Destroyers & Submarines
- F rigates & Corvettes
Frequently Asked Questions
What are military ranks in order from highest to lowest?
Our military ranks in order ranking lists all 145 countries from highest (#1) to lowest (#145) military capability. The strongest military powers include the United States, Russia, China, India, and the United Kingdom based on comprehensive analysis of personnel, equipment, and budget.
How is military strength calculated?
Military strength ranking is determined by the Power Index formula considering 50+ factors including total military personnel (active, reserve, paramilitary), equipment quantities (aircraft, tanks, naval vessels), natural resources, geography, logistics, technology, and defense budget.
Which country has the strongest military?
According to the 2025 global military power ranking, the United States maintains the world's most powerful military with a Power Index of 0.0712, followed by Russia (0.0714) and China (0.0722). These rankings reflect comprehensive military capabilities including advanced technology, global reach, and substantial defense budgets.
What factors determine military ranking?
Key factors in military rankings include: active and reserve personnel strength, diversity and quantity of military equipment, defense budget allocation, technological advancement, geographic advantages, natural resource availability, logistical capabilities, and naval power projection.
Detailed Rankings by Category
Explore detailed rankings for specific military categories. Each page provides comprehensive analysis, interactive maps, and country-by-country comparisons: