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World Navies

81 navies ranked by the SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength), with 9,537 active warships and vessels on file worldwide. The United States (index 100.0, 230 ships) leads, ahead of China (index 93.3, 1,000 ships) and Russia (index 71.0, 456 ships).

The top 10 navies

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The ten highest-rated navies operate 2,960 active vessels, 31% of the world total, including 665 major combatants. 7 of them field aircraft carriers and 10 operate submarines.

# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States Navy 100.0 16 142 230
2 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ People's Liberation Army Navy 93.3 3 183 1,000
3 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russian Navy 71.0 2 74 456
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 50.7 2 74 158
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Indian Navy 48.2 2 52 354
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Royal Navy 41.6 2 21 62
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Republic of Korea Navy 40.7 0 51 150
8 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French Navy 39.4 1 31 166
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian Navy 28.4 1 20 312
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German Navy 26.6 0 17 72

Situation Report

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  1. OCT 122026 Commissioned INS Mangrol (Mahe) ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India ยท Commissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, third of eight Mahe-class anti-submarine shallow water craft.
  2. OCT 82026 Ordered F128 ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany ยท Bundestag Budget Committee exercised the option for four more MEKO A-200 frigates, bringing the class to eight.
  3. OCT 62026 Ordered LCAC 100 ยท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท Contract modification worth about $230 million for two more Ship-to-Shore Connector hovercraft from Textron, New Orleans.
  4. OCT 32026 Commissioned USS Ted Stevens (Arleigh Burke) ยท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท Commissioned at Whittier, Alaska, Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be homeported at Norfolk.
  5. SEP 302026 Retired USS Shiloh (Ticonderoga) ยท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท Decommissioned at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, her homeport, after 34 years of service.
All 541 navy events โ†’
World fleet by tier
  • Capital ships 31
  • Major combatants 1,074
  • Light combatants 690
  • Minor vessels 4,651
  • Auxiliaries 3,091

Ranks 11 to 25

The navies ranked 11 to 25 operate 1,846 active vessels, 19% of the world total, including 242 major combatants. One of them fields an aircraft carrier and 14 operate submarines.

# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
11 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkish Navy 26.5 0 30 197
12 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Republic of China Navy 26.0 0 29 90
13 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan Navy 23.7 0 15 110
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Royal Australian Navy 23.6 0 16 58
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesian Navy 23.5 1 13 344
16 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egyptian Navy 21.0 0 21 317
17 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish Navy 20.6 0 13 84
18 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam People's Navy 20.3 0 15 116
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Hellenic Navy 20.2 0 21 141
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Canadian Navy 20.0 0 16 33
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algerian National Navy 19.9 0 14 101
22 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Republic of Singapore Navy 18.8 0 10 55
23 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazilian Navy 18.2 0 12 71
24 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Saudi Navy 18.1 0 7 69
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Norwegian Navy 18.1 0 10 60

Ranks 26 to 50

The navies ranked 26 to 50 operate 3,144 active vessels, 33% of the world total, including 149 major combatants. One of them fields an aircraft carrier and 13 operate submarines.

# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต Korean People's Army Naval Force 18.0 0 25 393
27 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Royal Netherlands Navy 17.3 0 8 108
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israeli Navy 16.9 0 6 52
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Royal Danish Navy 16.2 0 9 109
30 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chilean Navy 15.3 0 12 75
31 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Royal Thai Navy 14.9 1 7 305
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Myanmar Navy 14.1 0 8 239
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bangladesh Navy 13.9 0 9 105
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African Navy 13.7 0 7 52
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Royal Malaysian Navy 13.2 0 4 99
36 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippine Navy 13.1 0 4 125
37 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese Navy 12.8 0 7 34
38 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Swedish Navy 12.7 0 4 261
39 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช Peruvian Navy 12.1 0 12 78
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates Navy 12.1 0 0 83
41 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romanian Naval Forces 12.0 0 3 70
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Royal Moroccan Navy 11.3 0 6 106
43 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombian National Navy 10.4 0 8 270
44 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Polish Navy 10.1 0 3 75
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentine Navy 10.1 0 3 42
46 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatari Emiri Navy 9.4 0 0 126
47 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela 9.2 0 0 91
48 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnish Navy 8.8 0 0 194
49 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Royal Navy of Oman 8.7 0 0 17
50 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgarian Navy 8.4 0 4 35

Ranks 51 to 82

The navies ranked 51 to 82 operate 1,587 active vessels, 17% of the world total, including 18 major combatants. None fields an aircraft carrier; 2 operate submarines.

# Country SEAS Index (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Capital Major Total
51 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ Ecuadorian Navy 8.0 0 4 54
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexican Navy 7.9 0 1 260
53 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisian National Navy 7.4 0 0 65
54 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukrainian Navy 7.1 0 0 38
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Islamic Republic of Iran Navy 6.9 0 2 120
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgian Navy 6.9 0 2 9
57 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ Cuban Revolutionary Navy 6.8 0 2 18
58 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Royal New Zealand Navy 6.8 0 2 12
59 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Royal Bahrain Naval Force 6.7 0 2 65
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Irish Naval Service 6.0 0 0 33
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Lebanese Navy 5.4 0 0 48
62 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigerian Navy 5.3 0 0 146
63 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช Yemeni Navy 5.3 0 0 20
64 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป Navy of El Salvador 5.1 0 0 28
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Djiboutian Navy 5.1 0 0 29
66 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatian Navy 5.1 0 0 31
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Royal Jordanian Navy 5.0 0 0 29
68 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒ Turkmen Naval Forces 4.4 0 0 45
69 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbian River Flotilla 4.3 0 0 30
70 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท Eritrean Navy 4.1 0 0 23
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka Navy 4.1 0 1 271
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya Navy 3.9 0 0 25
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Royal Cambodian Navy 3.9 0 0 21
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ Kuwait Navy 3.8 0 0 36
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ Iraqi Navy 3.7 0 0 62
76 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ Cyprus Navy 3.4 0 0 11
77 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Estonian Navy 3.4 0 0 7
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Kazakh Naval Forces 3.1 0 0 9
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lithuanian Naval Force 3.0 0 0 12
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ Libyan Navy 2.8 0 1 4
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Azerbaijani Navy 2.0 0 1 26
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ Syrian Arab Navy 0.0 0 0 0

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