Comparisons of Countries Military Forces
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Explore comprehensive side-by-side military comparisons between any two countries, analyzing their defense capabilities, military expenditures, active personnel numbers, equipment inventories, and strategic military assets to understand relative military strength and capabilities across different nations.
| United States 🇺🇸 | China 🇨🇳 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 332.3 million | 1.4 billion |
| Defence Budget | $997.3 billion | $313.7 billion |
| Military Troops | 1.3 million | 2.0 million |
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| Russia 🇷🇺 | China 🇨🇳 | |
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| Population | 143.8 million | 1.4 billion |
| Defence Budget | $149.0 billion | $313.7 billion |
| Military Troops | 1.1 million | 2.0 million |
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| India 🇮🇳 | Pakistan 🇵🇰 | |
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| Population | 1.4 billion | 229.6 million |
| Defence Budget | $86.1 billion | $10.2 billion |
| Military Troops | 1.5 million | 660000 |
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| Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 | Iran 🇮🇷 | |
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| Population | 35.9 million | 86.2 million |
| Defence Budget | $80.3 billion | $7.9 billion |
| Military Troops | 257000 | 610000 |
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| United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | France 🇫🇷 | |
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| Population | 68.0 million | 67.7 million |
| Defence Budget | $81.8 billion | $64.7 billion |
| Military Troops | 144400 | 270000 |
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| Germany 🇩🇪 | France 🇫🇷 | |
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| Population | 83.6 million | 67.7 million |
| Defence Budget | $88.5 billion | $64.7 billion |
| Military Troops | 183500 | 270000 |
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| South Korea 🇰🇷 | Japan 🇯🇵 | |
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| Population | 52.0 million | 125.2 million |
| Defence Budget | $47.6 billion | $55.3 billion |
| Military Troops | 500000 | 247000 |
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| Japan 🇯🇵 | China 🇨🇳 | |
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| Population | 125.2 million | 1.4 billion |
| Defence Budget | $55.3 billion | $313.7 billion |
| Military Troops | 247000 | 2.0 million |
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| Italy 🇮🇹 | Germany 🇩🇪 | |
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| Population | 58.8 million | 83.6 million |
| Defence Budget | $38.0 billion | $88.5 billion |
| Military Troops | 165500 | 183500 |
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| Australia 🇦🇺 | New Zealand 🇳🇿 | |
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| Population | 26.4 million | 5.3 million |
| Defence Budget | $33.8 billion | $3.0 billion |
| Military Troops | 58600 | 9000 |
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| Canada 🇨🇦 | United States 🇺🇸 | |
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| Population | 39.0 million | 332.3 million |
| Defence Budget | $29.3 billion | $997.3 billion |
| Military Troops | 67400 | 1.3 million |
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| Iran 🇮🇷 | Iraq 🇮🇶 | |
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| Population | 86.2 million | 42.0 million |
| Defence Budget | $7.9 billion | $6.2 billion |
| Military Troops | 610000 | 193000 |
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| Israel 🇮🇱 | Egypt 🇪🇬 | |
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| Population | 9.6 million | 106.3 million |
| Defence Budget | $46.5 billion | $2.4 billion |
| Military Troops | 169500 | 438500 |
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| Spain 🇪🇸 | Portugal 🇵🇹 | |
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| Population | 47.9 million | 10.3 million |
| Defence Budget | $24.6 billion | $4.6 billion |
| Military Troops | 120350 | 27250 |
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| Brazil 🇧🇷 | Argentina 🇦🇷 | |
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| Population | 215.7 million | 46.3 million |
| Defence Budget | $20.9 billion | $4.2 billion |
| Military Troops | 366500 | 72100 |
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| Taiwan 🇹🇼 | Philippines 🇵🇭 | |
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| Population | 23.6 million | 112.5 million |
| Defence Budget | $16.5 billion | $6.1 billion |
| Military Troops | 169000 | 150000 |
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| Poland 🇵🇱 | Hungary 🇭🇺 | |
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| Population | 37.9 million | 9.7 million |
| Defence Budget | $38.0 billion | $4.7 billion |
| Military Troops | 114050 | 27800 |
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| Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Belgium 🇧🇪 | |
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| Population | 17.6 million | 11.7 million |
| Defence Budget | $23.2 billion | $8.6 billion |
| Military Troops | 35400 | 26300 |
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| Turkey 🇹🇷 | Syria 🇸🇾 | |
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| Population | 86.4 million | 17.9 million |
| Defence Budget | $25.0 billion | $2.5 billion |
| Military Troops | 355200 | 169000 |
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| Qatar 🇶🇦 | Bahrain 🇧🇭 | |
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| Population | 3.0 million | 1.8 million |
| Defence Budget | $15.4 billion | $1.4 billion |
| Military Troops | 16500 | 8200 |
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| United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 | Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 | |
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| Population | 10.2 million | 35.9 million |
| Defence Budget | $22.8 billion | $80.3 billion |
| Military Troops | 63000 | 257000 |
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| Pakistan 🇵🇰 | India 🇮🇳 | |
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| Population | 229.6 million | 1.4 billion |
| Defence Budget | $10.2 billion | $86.1 billion |
| Military Troops | 660000 | 1.5 million |
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| Singapore 🇸🇬 | Malaysia 🇲🇾 | |
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| Population | 5.7 million | 33.2 million |
| Defence Budget | $15.1 billion | $4.3 billion |
| Military Troops | 51000 | 113000 |
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| Colombia 🇨🇴 | Venezuela 🇻🇪 | |
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| Population | 52.2 million | 27.9 million |
| Defence Budget | $15.1 billion | $763.0 million |
| Military Troops | 257450 | 123000 |
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| Algeria 🇩🇿 | Morocco 🇲🇦 | |
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| Population | 45.5 million | 37.8 million |
| Defence Budget | $21.8 billion | $5.5 billion |
| Military Troops | 130000 | 195800 |
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| Kuwait 🇰🇼 | Qatar 🇶🇦 | |
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| Population | 4.4 million | 3.0 million |
| Defence Budget | $7.8 billion | $15.4 billion |
| Military Troops | 17500 | 16500 |
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| Mexico 🇲🇽 | United States 🇺🇸 | |
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| Population | 131.7 million | 332.3 million |
| Defence Budget | $16.7 billion | $997.3 billion |
| Military Troops | 216000 | 1.3 million |
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| Indonesia 🇮🇩 | Malaysia 🇲🇾 | |
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| Population | 279.4 million | 33.2 million |
| Defence Budget | $11.0 billion | $4.3 billion |
| Military Troops | 404500 | 113000 |
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| Norway 🇳🇴 | Sweden 🇸🇪 | |
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| Population | 5.4 million | 10.5 million |
| Defence Budget | $10.4 billion | $12.0 billion |
| Military Troops | 23250 | 29750 |
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| Greece 🇬🇷 | Cyprus 🇨🇾 | |
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| Population | 10.7 million | 1.2 million |
| Defence Budget | $8.0 billion | $598.2 million |
| Military Troops | 142700 | 15000 |
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| Sweden 🇸🇪 | Denmark 🇩🇰 | |
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| Population | 10.5 million | 5.9 million |
| Defence Budget | $12.0 billion | $10.0 billion |
| Military Troops | 29750 | 14500 |
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| Thailand 🇹🇭 | Laos 🇱🇦 | |
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| Population | 70.2 million | 7.5 million |
| Defence Budget | $5.5 billion | $22.7 million |
| Military Troops | 360850 | 29100 |
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| Belgium 🇧🇪 | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | |
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| Population | 11.7 million | 17.6 million |
| Defence Budget | $8.6 billion | $23.2 billion |
| Military Troops | 26300 | 35400 |
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| Chile 🇨🇱 | Argentina 🇦🇷 | |
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| Population | 19.5 million | 46.3 million |
| Defence Budget | $5.1 billion | $4.2 billion |
| Military Troops | 77200 | 72100 |
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| Ukraine 🇺🇦 | Russia 🇷🇺 | |
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| Population | 43.7 million | 143.8 million |
| Defence Budget | $64.7 billion | $149.0 billion |
| Military Troops | 1.0 million | 1.1 million |
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| Finland 🇫🇮 | Sweden 🇸🇪 | |
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| Population | 5.5 million | 10.5 million |
| Defence Budget | $7.0 billion | $12.0 billion |
| Military Troops | 23800 | 29750 |
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| Oman 🇴🇲 | United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5.4 million | 10.2 million |
| Defence Budget | $6.0 billion | $22.8 billion |
| Military Troops | 42600 | 63000 |
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| Switzerland 🇨🇭 | Austria 🇦🇹 | |
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| Population | 8.8 million | 9.0 million |
| Defence Budget | $6.7 billion | $5.3 billion |
| Military Troops | 19550 | 22050 |
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| Romania 🇷🇴 | Moldova 🇲🇩 | |
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| Population | 19.1 million | 2.5 million |
| Defence Budget | $8.7 billion | $110.7 million |
| Military Troops | 69300 | 5150 |
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| Denmark 🇩🇰 | Sweden 🇸🇪 | |
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| Population | 5.9 million | 10.5 million |
| Defence Budget | $10.0 billion | $12.0 billion |
| Military Troops | 14500 | 29750 |
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| Vietnam 🇻🇳 | Cambodia 🇰🇭 | |
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| Population | 99.2 million | 17.2 million |
| Defence Budget | $5.5 billion | $720.5 million |
| Military Troops | 450000 | 124300 |
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| Morocco 🇲🇦 | Algeria 🇩🇿 | |
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| Population | 37.8 million | 45.5 million |
| Defence Budget | $5.5 billion | $21.8 billion |
| Military Troops | 195800 | 130000 |
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| Egypt 🇪🇬 | Israel 🇮🇱 | |
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| Population | 106.3 million | 9.6 million |
| Defence Budget | $2.4 billion | $46.5 billion |
| Military Troops | 438500 | 169500 |
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| Portugal 🇵🇹 | Spain 🇪🇸 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10.3 million | 47.9 million |
| Defence Budget | $4.6 billion | $24.6 billion |
| Military Troops | 27250 | 120350 |
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| Bangladesh 🇧🇩 | India 🇮🇳 | |
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| Population | 168.0 million | 1.4 billion |
| Defence Budget | $4.0 billion | $86.1 billion |
| Military Troops | 163050 | 1.5 million |
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| Iraq 🇮🇶 | Iran 🇮🇷 | |
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| Population | 42.0 million | 86.2 million |
| Defence Budget | $6.2 billion | $7.9 billion |
| Military Troops | 193000 | 610000 |
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| Nigeria 🇳🇬 | Ghana 🇬🇭 | |
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| Population | 216.3 million | 32.4 million |
| Defence Budget | $1.1 billion | $268.7 million |
| Military Troops | 143000 | 15500 |
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| Philippines 🇵🇭 | Taiwan 🇹🇼 | |
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| Population | 112.5 million | 23.6 million |
| Defence Budget | $6.1 billion | $16.5 billion |
| Military Troops | 150000 | 169000 |
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| North Korea 🇰🇵 | South Korea 🇰🇷 | |
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| Population | 26.0 million | 52.0 million |
| Defence Budget | $1.6 billion | $47.6 billion |
| Military Troops | 1.3 million | 500000 |
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| Czech Republic 🇨🇿 | Slovakia 🇸🇰 | |
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| Population | 10.8 million | 5.5 million |
| Defence Budget | $6.5 billion | $2.8 billion |
| Military Troops | 21750 | 15850 |
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