The 35 Most Powerful Militaries In The World

[OrionHunter]

Tank figure for Russia is not correct as all T-80's have been mothballed except handful for parade purposes

Mothballed but can be used if needed.

 

[utraash]

World no 1 is defeated by handful untrained talibans.

So your chances against Taliban are bleak.......
On topic
US will remain unchallenged no1 in this century too...

 

[Orakzai]

There's only one real way to compare military strength, and thankfully the world hasn't had many opportunities lately.

Despite the potential powder keg in the South China Sea, standoffs in Ukraine, and proxy wars throughout the Middle East, inter-state warfare between the world's military powers has been all but banished from the global scene (for the time being, at least).

For a simpler evaluation of military power, we turned to the Global Firepower Index, a ranking of 106 nations based on more than 50 factors including overall military budget, available manpower, and the amount of equipment each country has in its respective arsenal, as well as access to natural resources.

The index focuses on quantity, ignoring significant qualitative differences — North Korea's 78 submarines, for instance, aren't exactly state of the art. It also does not factor in nuclear stockpiles, which are still the ultimate trump card in geopolitics. And it doesn't penalize landlocked nations for lack of a standing navy.

We've created a chart to compare the top 35 militaries according to the Global Firepower Index. The ranking was released in April (before events like the Russian invasion of Eastern Ukraine in August, ISIS's blitz through Iraq, and the flare-up between Israel and Hamas) and involves a complex set of data that is subject to ongoing adjustments and corrections.

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Here Are The Key Findings From The Index:
America's investment in being the world's leading military force.
The US clearly leads the world in military spending at more than $600 billion a year. China is in a distant second, at nearly $130 billion — less than one-third of America's overall spending.

According to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the US has reduced its defense budget by 7.8% chiefly because of America's gradual withdrawal in overseas military operations, such as in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Russia, meanwhile, has increased its arms spending by $88 billion and plans to "modernize" its arsenal.

Aircraft carriers are key, and very few countries have one.
Aircraft carriers contribute greatly to a country's overall military strength. These massive vessels allow nations to project their force far beyond their borders and across the entire face of the globe. They're essentially mobile naval and air force bases. Aircraft carriers can also carry drones, which significantly change the global surveillance game.

The US's absolute monopoly on super-carrier vessels significantly boosts the country's forward operating power. The US has deployed an aircraft carrier toward the Persian Gulf to bolster its sea and air power before possible strikes against ISIS in Iraq. Russia has previously deployed an aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean to display its seriousness in propping up Assad in Syria.

North Korea's useless submarines.
An anomaly in the Global Firepower index is North Korea's ranking as a world leader for submarines. And while it's true that Pyongyang commands the largest submarine fleet on earth, most of these vessels are unusable.

A third of North Korea's subs are noisy diesel-powered Romeos, which have been obsolete since 1961. These submarines have a weapons range of only four miles, whereas a modern US submarine has a range of 150 miles. This fleet is unsophisticated but still durable, according to the US Department of Defense.

I wonder what makes Egypt more powerful then Pakistan with less spendings no nuclear warheads and Pakistani army trained way better then them and so as our pilots :o

 

[Hurter]

I wonder what makes Egypt more powerful then Pakistan with less spendings no nuclear warheads and Pakistani army trained way better then them and so as our pilots :o

Yeah.. That is what I was thinking. Egypt is nowhere.

 

[Burhan Wani]

So your chances against Taliban are bleak.......
On topic
US will remain unchallenged no1 in this century too...

they ruined in Afghanistan. YEs/NO?

 

[Etilla]

Mothballed but can be used if needed.

for distant infantry support?

T72 can also do that.

Russia has phobia of using T-80 after first Chechen war. T-80 costs too many lives.

 

[Umair Nawaz]

This list itself is bogus. Its not the weaponry. Its about training and specially how u use a weaponry in yr tactic to yr advantage The America, Russia and Israel are examples of that against Taliban as well as israel against Hamas in 2014.

So its obvious the list is bogus.

 

[SpArK]

Keep your fingers crossed.

How will i type of keyboard then?

 

[Burhan Wani]

This list itself is bogus. Its not the weaponry. Its about training and specially how u use a weaponry in yr tactic to yr advantage The America, Russia and Israel are examples of that against Taliban as well as israel against Hamas in 2014.

So its obvious the list is bogus.

You made my day,bro Buck up.

How will i type of keyboard then?

 

[kamrananvaar]

so afghanistan which never even ranks in the top 35 DEFEATED , sorry MEANT annihilated No1 , No2 And no4

And YEs i did say afghanistan not Taliban , in soviet era there was a puppet govt as is now

Hey got 1 fact wrong , not merely No1, No5 plus NATO

 

[utraash]

they ruined in Afghanistan. YEs/NO?

Pakistan is also feeling the heat of loss of Ameerika in Afghanistan.... See the ameerikans sittings miles away n enjoying in operating drone around Pak-Afgan border......
Ammerika is ammerika baba they will do whatever the cost is to maintain their supremacy over the world....
If had American lost in afgan then Talibani parrots would have had a luxury to sit some royal building in Kabul than hiding somewhere in border area....

This list itself is bogus. Its not the weaponry. Its about training and specially how u use a weaponry in yr tactic to yr advantage The America, Russia and Israel are examples of that against Taliban as well as israel against Hamas in 2014.

So its obvious the list is bogus.

So you also believe ameerika loss in Afghanistan n Israel faced the humiliation of defeat at the hands of hammas ?
Brother Americans n Israeli enjoying their show with in their respective geography but what load of chaos they left Afghanistan n Hammas controlled Palestine.....any clue ?

 

[Umair Nawaz]

Pakistan is also feeling the heat of loss of Ameerika in Afghanistan.... See the ameerikans sittings miles away n enjoying in operating drone around Pak-Afgan border......
Ammerika is ammerika baba they will do whatever the cost is to maintain their supremacy over the world....
If had American lost in afgan then Talibani parrots would have had a luxury to sit some royal building in Kabul than hiding somewhere in border area....



So you also believe ameerika loss in Afghanistan n Israel faced the humiliation of defeat at the hands of hammas ?
Brother Americans n Israeli enjoying their show with in their respective geography but what load of chaos they left Afghanistan n Hammas controlled Palestine.....any clue ?

yaar its not me only. I remember reading a artical back in august in the israeli source that they themselves admitted that militarily Hamas has really out maneuvered IDF with the way they have used their tunnels and that Guerilla Warfare in an urban environment scenario. They said that when ever the last israeli tank and soldier leave the ghaza area hama has declared victory but this time they really deserve.

So that really verifies my point that Its not the weaponry. Its about training and specially how u use a weaponry in yr tactic to yr advantage!

here watch this series first to so u can get an idea of what im saying. Watch it carefully and keenly. Its a series of just 4 episodes.

 

[Burhan Wani]

Pakistan is also feeling the heat of loss of Ameerika in Afghanistan.... See the ameerikans sittings miles away n enjoying in operating drone around Pak-Afgan border......
Ammerika is ammerika baba they will do whatever the cost is to maintain their supremacy over the world....
If had American lost in afgan then Talibani parrots would have had a luxury to sit some royal building in Kabul than hiding somewhere in border area....



So you also believe ameerika loss in Afghanistan n Israel faced the humiliation of defeat at the hands of hammas ?
Brother Americans n Israeli enjoying their show with in their respective geography but what load of chaos they left Afghanistan n Hammas controlled Palestine.....any clue ?

they failed in Afghanistan yes/no. Forget about pakistan,

 

[Kompromat]

Saudi Arabia should be in top 10.

 

[anonymus]

And if we include our Rangers and other Para Military forces we have more than 1 million forces

If India include BSF and Paramilitary, India has 3.5 million forces. India is one of the few countries that have a paramilitary that is larger than Army.

Just saying.

Saudi Arabia should be in top 10.

Saudi Arabia could be at 14th position ,if we take quality into account. I don't think it could displace anyone from top 13 to move further up.

so afghanistan which never even ranks in the top 35 DEFEATED , sorry MEANT annihilated No1 , No2 And no4

And YEs i did say afghanistan not Taliban , in soviet era there was a puppet govt as is now

Hey got 1 fact wrong , not merely No1, No5 plus NATO

You should understand the difference between defeat and retreat. No 1 &2 retreated because they do not think that it is worth wasting resources of useless Afghan desert, not because they weer defeated in field.