Military Strength by Country
161 countries on file, with 20,988,360 active troops, 58,073 military aircraft in service and $2.7T in combined defense budgets. Pick any country for its full profile: air force, navy, army, air bases and rank structure.
The top 10 countries
How the index works →The ten highest-rated countries field 8,113,400 active troops, 33,657 military aircraft and 1,757 warships, and spend $1.7T on defense, 63% of the world total. Nuclear-armed: the United States, China, Russia, India, France, the United Kingdom and Pakistan.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 🇺🇸United States | 100.0 | 12,892 | 226 | 1,326,050 | $920B |
| 02 | 🇨🇳China | 90.0 | 5,662 | 477 | 2,035,000 | $281B |
| 03 | 🇷🇺Russia | 83.0 | 5,307 | 279 | 1,100,000 | $152B |
| 04 | 🇮🇳India | 69.9 | 2,353 | 228 | 1,475,750 | $78B |
| 05 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 60.1 | 1,576 | 112 | 500,000 | $43B |
| 06 | 🇫🇷France | 56.3 | 991 | 80 | 270,000 | $66B |
| 07 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 52.5 | 712 | 58 | 144,400 | $88B |
| 08 | 🇯🇵Japan | 51.9 | 1,301 | 103 | 247,000 | $56B |
| 09 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 51.6 | 1,542 | 88 | 660,000 | $9.3B |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 51.0 | 1,321 | 106 | 355,200 | $31B |
Ranks 11 to 25
The countries ranked 11 to 25 field 5,391,100 active troops, 10,092 military aircraft and 1,656 warships, and spend $547B on defense, 20% of the world total. Nuclear-armed: Israel and North Korea.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 🇮🇱Israel | 49.3 | 600 | 49 | 169,500 | $43B |
| 12 | 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | 49.2 | 915 | 67 | 257,000 | $88B |
| 13 | 🇩🇪Germany | 47.9 | 706 | 45 | 183,500 | $112B |
| 14 | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 47.0 | 368 | 21 | 1,000,000 | $84B |
| 15 | 🇹🇼Taiwan | 46.9 | 730 | 86 | 169,000 | $18B |
| 16 | 🇮🇹Italy | 46.2 | 801 | 54 | 165,500 | $48B |
| 17 | 🇰🇵North Korea | 45.0 | 1,179 | 391 | 1,280,000 | $1.6B |
| 18 | 🇩🇿Algeria | 44.9 | 686 | 93 | 130,000 | $22B |
| 19 | 🇪🇬Egypt | 44.4 | 1,055 | 275 | 438,500 | $2.7B |
| 20 | 🇻🇳Vietnam | 43.2 | 216 | 86 | 450,000 | $8.6B |
| 21 | 🇧🇷Brazil | 42.2 | 558 | 48 | 366,500 | $24B |
| 22 | 🇬🇷Greece | 42.0 | 756 | 69 | 142,700 | $7.4B |
| 23 | 🇪🇸Spain | 41.8 | 524 | 43 | 120,350 | $35B |
| 24 | 🇮🇩Indonesia | 41.1 | 501 | 296 | 404,500 | $11B |
| 25 | 🇵🇱Poland | 40.5 | 497 | 33 | 114,050 | $41B |
Ranks 26 to 50
The countries ranked 26 to 50 field 3,152,400 active troops, 7,641 military aircraft and 1,962 warships, and spend $320B on defense, 12% of the world total.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 🇮🇷Iran | 40.0 | 666 | 77 | 610,000 | $9.5B |
| 27 | 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates | 39.4 | 625 | 62 | 63,000 | $22B |
| 28 | 🇦🇺Australia | 38.8 | 367 | 42 | 58,600 | $35B |
| 29 | 🇸🇬Singapore | 38.3 | 234 | 52 | 51,000 | $16B |
| 30 | 🇨🇦Canada | 37.8 | 394 | 33 | 67,400 | $45B |
| 31 | 🇹🇭Thailand | 37.3 | 534 | 277 | 360,850 | $5.8B |
| 32 | 🇲🇲Myanmar | 36.2 | 379 | 162 | 201,000 | $2.9B |
| 33 | 🇲🇦Morocco | 36.0 | 336 | 100 | 195,800 | $6.4B |
| 34 | 🇧🇩Bangladesh | 35.5 | 226 | 65 | 163,050 | $4.1B |
| 35 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 34.7 | 159 | 18 | 35,400 | $30B |
| 36 | 🇮🇶Iraq | 33.9 | 393 | 59 | 193,000 | $7B |
| 37 | 🇷🇴Romania | 33.6 | 202 | 39 | 69,300 | $8.8B |
| 38 | 🇲🇽Mexico | 33.5 | 466 | 133 | 216,000 | $17B |
| 39 | 🇨🇱Chile | 33.1 | 283 | 57 | 77,200 | $5B |
| 40 | 🇨🇴Colombia | 32.8 | 459 | 254 | 257,450 | $14B |
| 41 | 🇸🇪Sweden | 32.7 | 184 | 32 | 29,750 | $15B |
| 42 | 🇫🇮Finland | 32.4 | 179 | 26 | 23,800 | $8.4B |
| 43 | 🇳🇴Norway | 32.4 | 111 | 52 | 23,250 | $16B |
| 44 | 🇲🇾Malaysia | 32.1 | 161 | 84 | 113,000 | $4.2B |
| 45 | 🇶🇦Qatar | 31.7 | 283 | 117 | 16,500 | $11B |
| 46 | 🇵🇭Philippines | 31.6 | 268 | 88 | 150,000 | $7.8B |
| 47 | 🇩🇰Denmark | 30.7 | 94 | 52 | 14,500 | $14B |
| 48 | 🇦🇿Azerbaijan | 30.3 | 213 | 20 | 64,050 | $3.8B |
| 49 | 🇰🇼Kuwait | 30.0 | 164 | 20 | 17,500 | $7.9B |
| 50 | 🇵🇪Peru | 29.9 | 261 | 41 | 81,000 | $2.3B |
Ranks 51 to 100
The countries ranked 51 to 100 field 3,321,300 active troops, 5,070 military aircraft and 1,023 warships, and spend $113B on defense, 4% of the world total.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 🇦🇷Argentina | 29.6 | 251 | 23 | 72,100 | $3.8B |
| 52 | 🇿🇦South Africa | 29.1 | 192 | 45 | 65,350 | $2.8B |
| 53 | 🇰🇿Kazakhstan | 28.7 | 218 | 7 | 39,000 | $2.6B |
| 54 | 🇯🇴Jordan | 28.5 | 263 | 29 | 100,500 | $2.4B |
| 55 | 🇴🇲Oman | 28.2 | 128 | 15 | 42,600 | $6.4B |
| 56 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 27.8 | 102 | 26 | 27,250 | $6.3B |
| 57 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 27.7 | 114 | 9 | 26,300 | $13B |
| 58 | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 27.0 | 227 | 63 | 123,000 | $719M |
| 59 | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 26.7 | 189 | 133 | 143,000 | $1.5B |
| 60 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 26.0 | 79 | 17 | 36,950 | $2.4B |
| 61 | 🇧🇾Belarus | 25.8 | 199 | — | 45,350 | $1.5B |
| 62 | 🇷🇸Serbia | 25.3 | 144 | 12 | 28,150 | $2.3B |
| 63 | 🇪🇨Ecuador | 23.9 | 156 | 34 | 40,250 | $2.7B |
| 64 | 🇧🇭Bahrain | 23.7 | 140 | 54 | 8,200 | $1.4B |
| 64 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 23.7 | 147 | — | 19,550 | $6.6B |
| 66 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 23.3 | 85 | 14 | 15,200 | $1.9B |
| 67 | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 23.2 | 174 | 56 | 35,800 | $1.3B |
| 68 | 🇨🇺Cuba | 23.1 | 20 | 15 | 49,000 | $129M |
| 69 | 🇱🇰Sri Lanka | 23.0 | 87 | 262 | 265,900 | $1.5B |
| 70 | 🇹🇲Turkmenistan | 22.8 | 98 | 34 | 36,500 | $112M |
| 71 | 🇪🇹Ethiopia | 22.5 | 117 | — | 503,000 | $1B |
| 72 | 🇰🇭Cambodia | 22.1 | 29 | 17 | 124,300 | $695M |
| 73 | 🇸🇩Sudan | 21.8 | 219 | — | 104,300 | $375M |
| 74 | 🇭🇺Hungary | 21.4 | 73 | — | 27,800 | $4.7B |
| 75 | 🇺🇿Uzbekistan | 21.4 | 239 | — | 48,000 | $1.4B |
| 76 | 🇱🇧Lebanon | 21.2 | 67 | 45 | 60,000 | $828M |
| 77 | 🇱🇹Lithuania | 20.9 | 11 | 6 | 19,850 | $3.4B |
| 78 | 🇰🇪Kenya | 20.9 | 159 | 22 | 24,100 | $1.3B |
| 79 | 🇨🇿Czechia | 20.6 | 105 | — | 21,750 | $6.9B |
| 80 | 🇦🇹Austria | 20.5 | 89 | — | 22,050 | $5.3B |
| 81 | 🇦🇲Armenia | 20.4 | 62 | — | 44,800 | $1.4B |
| 82 | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 20.4 | 44 | 6 | 9,000 | $3.1B |
| 83 | 🇨🇾Cyprus | 20.2 | 21 | 11 | 15,000 | $640M |
| 84 | 🇱🇾Libya | 20.0 | 123 | 4 | 32,000 | $1.6B |
| 85 | 🇪🇷Eritrea | 19.8 | 20 | 18 | 301,750 | $182M |
| 86 | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 18.4 | 48 | — | 15,850 | $2.8B |
| 87 | 🇪🇪Estonia | 18.3 | 2 | 6 | 7,100 | $1.5B |
| 88 | 🇨🇩Congo Democratic Republic | 17.4 | 57 | — | 134,250 | $852M |
| 89 | 🇾🇪Yemen | 17.2 | 134 | 16 | 40,000 | $1.7B |
| 90 | 🇺🇬Uganda | 17.1 | 51 | — | 45,000 | $1.3B |
| 91 | 🇹🇿Tanzania | 16.0 | 40 | — | 27,000 | $1B |
| 92 | 🇹🇩Chad | 15.9 | 47 | — | 33,250 | $586M |
| 93 | 🇬🇪Georgia | 15.7 | 63 | — | 20,650 | $581M |
| 94 | 🇧🇴Bolivia | 15.7 | 69 | — | 34,100 | $659M |
| 95 | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 15.4 | 41 | — | 21,000 | $1.7B |
| 96 | 🇲🇳Mongolia | 15.3 | 15 | — | 9,700 | $167M |
| 97 | 🇸🇾Syria | 15.1 | 11 | — | 169,000 | $2.5B |
| 98 | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 14.9 | 41 | — | 7,250 | $1.5B |
| 99 | 🇦🇫Afghanistan | 14.7 | 34 | — | 170,000 | $278M |
| 99 | 🇮🇪Ireland | 14.7 | 26 | 24 | 9,500 | $1.2B |
Ranks 101 to 161
The countries ranked 101 to 161 field 1,010,160 active troops, 1,613 military aircraft and 48 warships, and spend $22B on defense, 1% of the world total.
| # | Country | ATLAS Index (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) | Aircraft | Warships | Active Troops | Defense Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 🇱🇦Laos | 14.7 | 32 | — | 29,100 | $23M |
| 102 | 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan | 14.6 | 7 | — | 10,900 | $524M |
| 103 | 🇸🇸South Sudan | 14.4 | 20 | — | 185,000 | $240M |
| 104 | 🇬🇹Guatemala | 14.2 | 36 | — | 18,050 | $453M |
| 105 | 🇸🇻El Salvador | 13.8 | 49 | 24 | 24,500 | $424M |
| 106 | 🇩🇴Dominican Republic | 13.8 | 72 | — | 56,050 | $994M |
| 107 | 🇿🇲Zambia | 13.7 | 83 | — | 15,100 | $329M |
| 108 | 🇲🇱Mali | 13.6 | 66 | — | 13,000 | $1.2B |
| 109 | 🇦🇴Angola | 13.5 | 280 | — | 107,000 | $1B |
| 110 | 🇿🇼Zimbabwe | 13.1 | 83 | — | 29,000 | $166M |
| 111 | 🇦🇱Albania | 13.0 | 24 | — | 8,500 | $541M |
| 112 | 🇳🇮Nicaragua | 12.7 | 17 | — | 12,000 | $98M |
| 113 | 🇲🇿Mozambique | 12.5 | 21 | — | 11,200 | $455M |
| 114 | 🇲🇷Mauritania | 12.5 | 23 | — | 15,850 | $262M |
| 115 | 🇹🇯Tajikistan | 12.2 | 26 | — | 8,800 | $256M |
| 116 | 🇨🇮Ivory Coast | 12.1 | 21 | — | 27,400 | $697M |
| 117 | 🇷🇼Rwanda | 12.1 | 21 | — | 33,000 | $185M |
| 118 | 🇨🇬Congo | 11.6 | 14 | — | 10,000 | $189M |
| 119 | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.6 | 13 | — | 10,500 | $237M |
| 120 | 🇩🇯Djibouti | 11.5 | 15 | 24 | 10,450 | $36M |
| 121 | 🇳🇦Namibia | 11.2 | 35 | — | 9,900 | $374M |
| 122 | 🇲🇰North Macedonia | 11.0 | 16 | — | 8,000 | $339M |
| 123 | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 10.7 | 60 | — | 13,950 | $356M |
| 124 | 🇧🇮Burundi | 10.6 | 14 | — | 30,050 | $108M |
| 125 | 🇧🇫Burkina Faso | 10.6 | 32 | — | 11,200 | $1B |
| 126 | 🇭🇳Honduras | 10.5 | 53 | — | 14,950 | $556M |
| 127 | 🇳🇵Nepal | 10.2 | 20 | — | 96,600 | $429M |
| 128 | 🇬🇳Guinea | 10.2 | 7 | — | 9,700 | $525M |
| 128 | 🇹🇬Togo | 10.2 | 21 | — | 8,550 | $234M |
| 130 | 🇲🇬Madagascar | 9.7 | 5 | — | 13,500 | $122M |
| 131 | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea | 9.7 | 27 | — | 2,400 | $128M |
| 132 | 🇸🇳Senegal | 9.7 | 28 | — | 13,600 | $525M |
| 133 | 🇱🇻Latvia | 9.6 | 7 | — | 6,210 | $1.6B |
| 134 | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 9.5 | 34 | — | 25,400 | $533M |
| 135 | 🇧🇼Botswana | 9.4 | 47 | — | 9,000 | $582M |
| 136 | 🇳🇪Niger | 8.7 | 38 | — | 5,300 | $437M |
| 137 | 🇯🇲Jamaica | 8.7 | 19 | — | 3,950 | $308M |
| 138 | 🇲🇩Moldova | 8.4 | 3 | — | 5,150 | $109M |
| 139 | 🇨🇫Central African Republic | 8.4 | 8 | — | 9,150 | $69M |
| 140 | 🇧🇳Brunei | 8.3 | 33 | — | 7,200 | $560M |
| 141 | 🇬🇭Ghana | 8.2 | 19 | — | 15,500 | $329M |
| 142 | 🇬🇦Gabon | 8.0 | 26 | — | 4,700 | $313M |
| 143 | 🇬🇾Guyana | 7.4 | 12 | — | 3,400 | $222M |
| 144 | 🇧🇯Benin | 7.3 | 14 | — | 7,250 | $150M |
| 145 | 🇲🇼Malawi | 7.2 | 12 | — | 10,700 | $90M |
| 146 | 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago | 6.9 | 2 | — | 4,050 | $231M |
| 147 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 6.9 | 1 | — | 900 | $1.9B |
| 147 | 🇲🇹Malta | 6.9 | 8 | — | 1,950 | $125M |
| 149 | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 6.7 | 11 | — | 2,350 | $165M |
| 150 | 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea | 6.1 | 4 | — | 3,600 | $95M |
| 151 | 🇱🇸Lesotho | 5.9 | 9 | — | 2,000 | $34M |
| 152 | 🇧🇸Bahamas | 5.5 | 2 | — | 1,300 | $111M |
| 153 | 🇧🇿Belize | 5.3 | 4 | — | 1,500 | $32M |
| 154 | 🇸🇨Seychelles | 5.0 | 4 | — | 420 | $32M |
| 155 | 🇸🇱Sierra Leone | 4.8 | 1 | — | 8,500 | $35M |
| 156 | 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda | 3.5 | 2 | — | 240 | — |
| 157 | 🇸🇿Eswatini | 3.2 | 5 | — | — | $68M |
| 158 | 🇸🇷Suriname | 3.1 | 3 | — | 1,840 | — |
| 159 | 🇲🇻Maldives | 2.9 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 160 | 🇬🇲Gambia | 2.2 | — | — | 800 | $14M |
| 161 | 🇵🇦Panama | — | 38 | — | — | $952M |
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