The ranking evaluated the types of weapons held by each country and paid particular attention to the number of troops that could be mobilized. It also took into account geography, logistics capabilities, available natural resources, industrial conditions, and more.
Nuclear weapons are added as a bonus, but their holdings are not included in the score. Countries without a sea did not reduce their scores by not having a navy, but countries with a navy but without fleet diversity did.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member states, in theory, share resources with other member states, so a slight addition is added. However, it does not take into account the current political and military leadership of each country (financial soundness and stability are taken into consideration).
The highest score on the military power index is 0.0000, which is "realistically unattainable". The closer it is to this number, the higher the military power.
Let's take a look at the top 25 military power rankings in the world.
25. Saudi Arabia
Military Power Index: 0.4268
Population: 33,091,113
Soldier (estimated): 230,000
Air power: 848 (12th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 244 (12th)
Tank: 1062 (24th)
Major ships: 55
Military budget: $ 70 billion
24. Poland
Military Power Index: 0.4059 (NATO member countries)
Population: 38,426,87
Soldier (estimated): 105,000
Airpower: 469 (27th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 93 (26th)
Tank: 1100 (23rd)
Major ships: 83
Military budget: $ 9.36 billion
23. Vietnam
Military Power Index: 0.3988
Population: 97,043,334
Soldier (estimated): 5,482,000
Air power: 318 (33rd out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 108 (21st)
Tank: 2575 (28th)
Major ships: 65
Military budget: $ 3,365 million
22. Taiwan
Military Power Index: 0.3956
Population: 23,545,963
Soldier (estimated): 1.89 million
Air power: 837 (13th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 286 (9th)
Tank: 1885 (17th)
Major ships: 87
Military budget: $ 10,725 million
21. Canada
Military Power Index: 0.3941 (NATO member countries)
Population: 35,881,659
Soldier (estimated): 94,000
Air power: 384 (31st out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 53 (38th)
Tank: 80 (79th)
Major ships: 63
Military budget: $ 21.2 billion
20. Spain
Military Power Index: 0.3921 (NATO member countries)
Population: 49,330,1976
Soldier (estimated): 139,500
Air power: 522 (23rd out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 136 (18th)
Tank: 327 (51st)
Major ships: 46 (aircraft carrier 1)
Military budget: $ 11.6 billion
19. Australia
Military Power Index: 0.3277
Population: 23,471,145
Soldier (estimated): 79,700
Air power: 467 (28th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 78 (27th)
Tank: 66 (86th)
Major ships: 47 (aircraft carrier 2)
Military budget: $ 26.3 billion
18. North Korea
Military Power Index: 0.3274
Population: 25,381,085
Soldier (estimated): 7.58 million
Air power: 949 (11th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 458 (5th)
Tank: 6075 (4th)
Major ships: 967
Military budget: $ 7.5 billion
17. Isreal
Military Power Index: 0.2964
Population: 8,424,904
Soldier (estimated): 615,000
Air power: 595 (18th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 253 (11th)
Tank: 2760 (8th)
Major ships: 65
Military budget: $ 19.6 billion
16. Indonesia
Military Power Index: 0.2804
Population: 262,787,403
Soldier (estimated): 800,000
Air power: 451 (30th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 41 (43rd)
Tank: 315 (52nd)
Major ships: 221
Military budget: $ 6.9 billion
15. Pakistan
Military Power Index: 0.2798
Population: 27,862,518
Soldier (estimated): 1.24,000
Air power: 1342 (7th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 348 (7th)
Tank: 2200 (13th)
Major ships: 197
Military budget: $ 7 billion
14. Iran
Military Power Index: 0.2606
Population: 83,024,745
Soldier (estimated): 873,000
Air power: 509 (24th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 142 (17th)
Tank: 1634 (18th)
Major ships: 398
Military budget: $ 6.3 billion
13. Brazil
Military Power Index: 0.2487
Population: 288,846,892
Soldier (estimated): 1,674,500
Air power: 706 (16th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 43 (42nd)
Tank: 437 (40th)
Major ships: 110
Military budget: $ 29.3 billion
12. Eygpt
Military Power Index: 0.2283
Population: 99,413,317
Soldier (estimated): 920,000
Air power: 1092 (9th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 211 (13th)
Tank: 2160 (14th)
Major ships: 319 (aircraft carrier 2)
Military budget: $ 4.4 billion
11. Italy
Military Power Index: 0.2277 (NATO member countries)
Population: 62,246,674
Soldier (estimated): 357,000
Air power: 831 (14th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 94 (25th)
Tank: 200 (60th)
Major ships: 137 (aircraft carrier 5)
Military budget: $ 29.2 billion
10. Germany
Military Power Index: 0.2097 (NATO member countries)
Population: 80,457,737
Soldier (estimated): 208,641
Air power: 613 (17th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 122 (20th)
Tank: 900 (26th)
Major ships: 81
Military budget: $ 49.1 billion
9. Turkey
Military Power Index: 0.2089 (NATO member countries)
Population: 81,257,239
Soldier (estimated): 735,000
Air power: 1067 (10th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 207 (14th)
Tank: 3200 (7th)
Major ships: 194
Military budget: $ 8.6 billion
8. the UK
Military Power Index: 0.1797 (NATO member countries)
Population: 65,105,246
Soldier (estimated): 233,000
Air power: 811 (15th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 129 (19th)
Tank: 331 (49th)
Major ships: 76 (aircraft carrier 1)
Military budget: $ 47.5 billion
7. Korea
Military Power Index: 0.1761
Population: 51,418,097
Soldier (estimated): 5,827,150
Air power: 1614 (5th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 406 (6th)
Tank: 2654 (9th)
Major ships: 166 (aircraft carrier 1)
Military budget: $ 38.3 billion
6. Japan
Military Power Index: 0.1707
Population: 126,121,156
Soldier (estimated): 303,157
Air power: 1572 (6th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 297 (8th)
Tank: 1004 (25th)
Major ships: 131 (aircraft carrier 4)
Military budget: $ 47 billion
5. France
Military Power Index: 0.1584 (NATO member countries)
Population: 67,364,357
Soldier (estimated): 388,635
Air power: 1248 (8th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 273 (10th)
Tank: 406 (44th)
Major ships: 118 (aircraft carrier 4)
Military budget: $ 40.5 billion
4. India
Military Power Index: 0.1065
Population: 1,296,834,042
Soldier (estimated): 3,462,500
Air power: 2082 (4th out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 520 (4th)
Tank: 4184 (6th)
Major ships: 295 (aircraft carrier 1)
Military budget: $ 55.2 billion
3. China
Military Power Index: 0.0673
Population: 1,384,688,9886
Soldier (estimated): 2,693,000
Air power: 3187 (3rd out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 1222 (2nd)
Tank: 13,050 (2nd place)
Major ships: 714 (aircraft carrier 1)
Military budget: $ 224 billion
2. Russia
Military Power Index: 0.0639
Population: 142,122,776
Soldier (estimated): 3,586,128
Air power: 4078 (2nd out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 869 (3rd)
Tank: 21,932 (1st place)
Major Ships: 352 (Aircraft Carrier 1, but currently unavailable)
Military budget: $ 44 billion
1. USA
Military Power Index: 0.0615 (NATO member countries)
Population: 329,256,465
Soldier(estimated): 2,141,900
Air power: 13,398 (1st out of 137 countries)
Fighter: 2362 (1st place)
Tank: 6287 (3rd)
Major ships: 415 (aircraft carrier 24)
Military budget: $ 716 billion
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