Provisional ranking: air superiority, land forces, naval forces, logistics, active manpower and financials. Strike and air defense are not scored until comparable measurements cover every country. Registered reserve totals are shown but excluded from manpower. The top 20 carry a small adjustment (about ±7%) for war production, national will, covert/cyber record and strategic depth; other countries stay neutral until assessed. Methodology
Military strength ranking 2026: 145 nations
An independent, open military strength index of 145 countries — scored on deployable air, land and naval forces, air defense, long-range strike, manpower and financials, with per-model inventories, a power hierarchy. See the methodology.
| Rank | Country | Strength Index | Active personnel | Defense budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 80.2 | 1,333,030 | $831.5B |
| 2 | China | 43.7 | 2,035,000 | $303.0B |
| 3 | Russia | 27.8 | 1,320,000 | $212.6B |
| 4 | India | 18.8 | 1,431,000 | $109.0B |
| 5 | South Korea | 17.6 | 450,000 | $44.8B |
| 6 | Japan | 11.0 | 251,500 | $58.0B |
| 7 | Turkiye | 10.0 | 481,000 | $51.4B |
| 8 | France | 7.9 | 264,000 | $67.2B |
| 9 | Pakistan | 7.4 | 660,000 | $9.1B |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 7.3 | 141,330 | $88.5B |
| 11 | Taiwan | 7.0 | 230,000 | $31.2B |
| 12 | Iran | 7.0 | 610,000 | $9.2B |
| 13 | Ukraine | 6.8 | 900,000 | $45.0B |
| 14 | Israel | 6.6 | 169,500 | $34.6B |
| 15 | Egypt | 6.5 | 438,500 | $5.2B |
| 16 | North Korea | 6.5 | 1,320,000 | $4.8B |
| 17 | Italy | 6.4 | 165,500 | $37.3B |
| 18 | Germany | 6.3 | 184,324 | $127.4B |
| 19 | Greece | 5.3 | 142,700 | $8.2B |
| 20 | Poland | 5.2 | 250,000 | $55.9B |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 5.2 | 247,000 | $64.0B |
| 22 | Indonesia | 5.2 | 404,500 | $11.2B |
| 23 | Vietnam | 5.1 | 450,000 | $10.2B |
| 24 | Brazil | 4.9 | 376,000 | $26.4B |
| 25 | Australia | 4.5 | 58,910 | $57.4B |
| 26 | Spain | 4.5 | 121,802 | $39.0B |
| 27 | Canada | 4.0 | 63,500 | $45.8B |
| 28 | Algeria | 4.0 | 130,000 | $25.0B |
| 29 | Morocco | 3.8 | 400,000 | $16.1B |
| 30 | Singapore | 3.4 | 51,000 | $18.0B |
| 31 | Iraq | 3.4 | 193,000 | $8.0B |
| 32 | Thailand | 3.4 | 360,850 | $6.0B |
| 33 | Colombia | 3.1 | 429,000 | $15.8B |
| 34 | Myanmar | 3.0 | 228,000 | $2.8B |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 2.9 | 65,000 | $23.5B |
| 36 | Mexico | 2.7 | 387,000 | $9.1B |
| 37 | Romania | 2.4 | 90,000 | $10.2B |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 2.4 | 128,000 | $5.1B |
| 39 | Norway | 2.4 | 33,440 | $11.2B |
| 40 | Angola | 2.3 | 107,000 | $31.2B |
| 41 | Sudan | 2.3 | 300,000 | $394.7M |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 2.3 | 204,000 | $3.3B |
| 43 | Sweden | 2.3 | 25,600 | $15.9B |
| 44 | Philippines | 2.2 | 160,000 | $6.6B |
| 45 | Chile | 2.2 | 80,000 | $6.8B |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 2.1 | 503,000 | $3.7B |
| 47 | Peru | 2.1 | 120,000 | $2.6B |
| 48 | Netherlands | 2.1 | 44,245 | $31.8B |
| 49 | South Africa | 2.1 | 68,731 | $2.9B |
| 50 | Finland | 2.1 | 24,000 | $8.9B |
| 51 | Jordan | 1.9 | 114,500 | $2.7B |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 1.8 | 110,000 | $5.8B |
| 53 | Malaysia | 1.8 | 113,000 | $5.1B |
| 54 | Nigeria | 1.8 | 230,000 | $3.9B |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 1.7 | 120,000 | $6.2B |
| 56 | Venezuela | 1.7 | 109,000 | $6.1B |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 1.6 | 346,000 | $1.5B |
| 58 | Denmark | 1.5 | 21,000 | $14.3B |
| 59 | Switzerland | 1.5 | 147,178 | $8.4B |
| 60 | Portugal | 1.5 | 25,000 | $6.8B |
| 61 | Oman | 1.5 | 100,000 | $8.4B |
| 62 | Argentina | 1.5 | 108,000 | $993.9M |
| 63 | Eritrea | 1.4 | 350,000 | $219.0M |
| 64 | Belarus | 1.3 | 63,000 | $1.0B |
| 65 | Cuba | 1.3 | 50,000 | $3.3B |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 1.2 | 36,500 | $1.5B |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 1.2 | 36,950 | $2.5B |
| 68 | Cambodia | 1.2 | 124,300 | $750.0M |
| 69 | Kuwait | 1.2 | 78,000 | $8.0B |
| 70 | Ecuador | 1.2 | 41,250 | $3.0B |
| 71 | Hungary | 1.1 | 41,600 | $5.9B |
| 72 | Qatar | 1.1 | 26,550 | $11.9B |
| 73 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.0 | 166,580 | $960.0M |
| 74 | Mongolia | 1.0 | 35,000 | $1.6B |
| 75 | Tunisia | 1.0 | 89,800 | $2.2B |
| 76 | Belgium | 0.9 | 26,390 | $14.9B |
| 77 | South Sudan | 0.9 | 185,000 | $30.7M |
| 78 | Serbia | 0.9 | 22,500 | $2.8B |
| 79 | Czechia | 0.8 | 30,334 | $9.2B |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 0.8 | 150,000 | $450.5M |
| 81 | Armenia | 0.8 | 65,000 | $1.5B |
| 82 | Syria | 0.8 | 100,000 | $145.9M |
| 83 | Bahrain | 0.7 | 18,400 | $997.0M |
| 84 | Laos | 0.7 | 100,000 | $355.6M |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 0.7 | 45,000 | $1.3B |
| 86 | Tanzania | 0.7 | 25,000 | $1.5B |
| 87 | Lebanon | 0.7 | 80,000 | $800.0M |
| 88 | Kenya | 0.7 | 50,000 | $1.7B |
| 89 | Guatemala | 0.7 | 106,114 | $616.0M |
| 90 | Austria | 0.7 | 25,000 | $6.1B |
| 91 | Libya | 0.6 | 32,000 | $1.5B |
| 92 | Nepal | 0.6 | 98,500 | $431.4M |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 0.6 | 89,000 | $903.0M |
| 94 | Uganda | 0.6 | 45,000 | $1.5B |
| 95 | Georgia | 0.6 | 37,000 | $680.0M |
| 96 | Lithuania | 0.6 | 23,000 | $5.7B |
| 97 | New Zealand | 0.6 | 10,050 | $2.5B |
| 98 | Slovakia | 0.6 | 20,982 | $2.9B |
| 99 | Croatia | 0.5 | 14,325 | $2.7B |
| 100 | Uruguay | 0.5 | 24,000 | $1.9B |
| 101 | Afghanistan | 0.5 | 75,000 | $145.0M |
| 102 | Mali | 0.5 | 40,000 | $1.1B |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 0.5 | 29,000 | $2.0B |
| 104 | Yemen | 0.5 | 33,350 | $405.2M |
| 105 | Honduras | 0.5 | 52,225 | $612.3M |
| 106 | Cameroon | 0.5 | 38,000 | $835.7M |
| 107 | Chad | 0.4 | 37,750 | $706.8M |
| 108 | Albania | 0.4 | 7,500 | $720.0M |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4 | 23,000 | $654.0M |
| 110 | Bolivia | 0.4 | 40,000 | $467.7M |
| 111 | Namibia | 0.4 | 17,567 | $450.5M |
| 112 | El Salvador | 0.4 | 25,000 | $1.0B |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4 | 18,000 | $289.9M |
| 114 | Estonia | 0.4 | 7,700 | $2.4B |
| 115 | Mozambique | 0.4 | 11,200 | $480.0M |
| 116 | Somalia | 0.3 | 30,000 | $870.0M |
| 117 | Mauritania | 0.3 | 31,540 | $270.6M |
| 118 | Zambia | 0.3 | 15,150 | $385.3M |
| 119 | Senegal | 0.3 | 17,000 | $777.8M |
| 120 | Ghana | 0.3 | 15,500 | $954.4M |
| 121 | Botswana | 0.3 | 12,000 | $581.0M |
| 122 | Niger | 0.3 | 25,000 | $488.4M |
| 123 | Panama | 0.3 | 16,300 | $1.1B |
| 124 | Ireland | 0.3 | 7,557 | $1.8B |
| 125 | Paraguay | 0.3 | 15,650 | $416.8M |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 0.3 | 10,010 | $421.5M |
| 127 | Slovenia | 0.3 | 7,000 | $1.8B |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 0.3 | 7,500 | $4.6B |
| 129 | Republic of the Congo | 0.3 | 10,000 | $933.4M |
| 130 | Central African Republic | 0.3 | 30,000 | $300.0M |
| 131 | Ivory Coast | 0.3 | 22,000 | $18.2M |
| 132 | Latvia | 0.3 | 17,870 | $42.0M |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 0.2 | 13,000 | $450.0M |
| 134 | Madagascar | 0.2 | 13,500 | $147.6M |
| 135 | Gabon | 0.2 | 5,000 | $340.9M |
| 136 | Bhutan | 0.2 | 16,000 | $26.6M |
| 137 | Moldova | 0.2 | 6,500 | $114.1M |
| 138 | Kosovo | 0.1 | 4,000 | $1.2B |
| 139 | Belize | 0.1 | 2,000 | $34.4M |
| 140 | Benin | 0.1 | 4,750 | $137.7M |
| 141 | Montenegro | 0.1 | 2,350 | $204.0M |
| 142 | Luxembourg | 0.1 | 1,200 | $1.5B |
| 143 | Suriname | 0.1 | 2,500 | $58.4M |
| 144 | Iceland | 0.1 | 0 | $500.0M |
| 145 | Liberia | 0.1 | 2,100 | $20.7M |