Global Militarization Index
Overview
The Global Militarization Index (GMI), developed by the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC), measures how militarized a country is relative to its size and resources. It compares military expenditure to GDP and health spending, weighs military personnel against the total population and physicians, and factors in heavy weapons relative to population. A higher score indicates a more militarized society.
🇮🇱 Israel
Leading Country
153
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| # | Country | Militarization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 359.0 | |
| 2 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 303.0 | |
| 3 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 297.0 | |
| 4 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 296.0 | |
| 5 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 293.0 | |
| 6 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 289.0 | |
| 7 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 287.0 | |
| 8 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 286.0 | |
| 9 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 285.0 | |
| 10 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 282.0 | |
| 11 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 282.0 | |
| 12 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 278.0 | |
| 13 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 272.0 | |
| 14 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 263.0 | |
| 15 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 261.0 |
| # | Country | Militarization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 257.0 | |
| 17 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 250.0 | |
| 18 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 234.0 | |
| 19 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 233.0 | |
| 20 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 230.0 | |
| 21 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 217.0 | |
| 22 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 217.0 | |
| 23 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 215.0 | |
| 24 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 213.0 | |
| 25 | 🇺🇸 United States | 213.0 | |
| 26 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 210.0 | |
| 27 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 209.0 | |
| 28 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 208.0 | |
| 29 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 208.0 | |
| 30 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 208.0 |
| # | Country | Militarization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 205.0 | |
| 32 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 204.0 | |
| 33 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 203.0 | |
| 34 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 199.0 | |
| 35 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 199.0 | |
| 36 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 194.0 | |
| 37 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 194.0 | |
| 38 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 192.0 | |
| 39 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 192.0 | |
| 40 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 191.0 | |
| 41 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 191.0 | |
| 42 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 190.0 | |
| 43 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 189.0 | |
| 44 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 189.0 | |
| 45 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 186.0 |
| # | Country | Militarization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 186.0 | |
| 47 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 183.0 | |
| 48 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 180.0 | |
| 49 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 179.0 | |
| 50 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 175.0 | |
| 51 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 174.0 | |
| 52 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 171.0 | |
| 53 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 167.0 | |
| 54 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 166.0 | |
| 55 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 164.0 | |
| 56 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 164.0 | |
| 57 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 162.0 | |
| 58 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 160.0 | |
| 59 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 157.0 | |
| 60 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 156.0 |
| # | Country | Militarization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 🇫🇷 France | 155.0 | |
| 62 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 155.0 | |
| 63 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 155.0 | |
| 64 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 154.0 | |
| 65 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 153.0 | |
| 66 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 152.0 | |
| 67 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 151.0 | |
| 68 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 148.0 | |
| 69 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 147.0 | |
| 70 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 147.0 | |
| 71 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 147.0 | |
| 72 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 146.0 | |
| 73 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 146.0 | |
| 74 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 145.0 | |
| 75 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 144.0 |
| # | Country | Militarization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 141.0 | |
| 77 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 141.0 | |
| 78 | 🇮🇳 India | 140.0 | |
| 79 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 139.0 | |
| 80 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 138.0 | |
| 81 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 137.0 | |
| 82 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 137.0 | |
| 83 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 137.0 | |
| 84 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 135.0 | |
| 85 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 133.0 | |
| 86 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 132.0 | |
| 87 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 131.0 | |
| 88 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 130.0 | |
| 89 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 126.0 | |
| 90 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 124.0 |
| # | Country | Militarization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 124.0 | |
| 92 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 123.0 | |
| 93 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 122.0 | |
| 94 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 122.0 | |
| 95 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 121.0 | |
| 96 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 121.0 | |
| 97 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 119.0 | |
| 98 | 🇨🇳 China | 119.0 | |
| 99 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 118.0 | |
| 100 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 116.0 | |
| 101 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 116.0 | |
| 102 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 116.0 | |
| 103 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 115.0 | |
| 104 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 112.0 | |
| 105 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 111.0 |
| # | Country | Militarization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 110.0 | |
| 107 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 109.0 | |
| 108 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 108.0 | |
| 109 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 108.0 | |
| 110 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 104.0 | |
| 111 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 103.0 | |
| 112 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 103.0 | |
| 113 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 99.0 | |
| 114 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 98.0 | |
| 115 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 97.0 | |
| 116 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 96.0 | |
| 117 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 94.0 | |
| 118 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 94.0 | |
| 119 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 93.0 | |
| 120 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 92.0 |
| # | Country | Militarization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 91.0 | |
| 122 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 89.0 | |
| 123 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 89.0 | |
| 124 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 89.0 | |
| 125 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 88.0 | |
| 126 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 87.0 | |
| 127 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 86.0 | |
| 128 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 85.0 | |
| 129 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 84.0 | |
| 130 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 83.0 | |
| 131 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 82.0 | |
| 132 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 81.0 | |
| 133 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 78.0 | |
| 134 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 78.0 | |
| 135 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 76.0 |
| # | Country | Militarization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 72.0 | |
| 137 | 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic | 71.0 | |
| 138 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 71.0 | |
| 139 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 71.0 | |
| 140 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 69.0 | |
| 141 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 68.0 | |
| 142 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 66.0 | |
| 143 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 66.0 | |
| 144 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 65.0 | |
| 145 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 63.0 | |
| 146 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 54.0 | |
| 147 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 51.0 | |
| 148 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 49.0 | |
| 149 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 47.0 | |
| 150 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 36.0 | |
| 151 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 36.0 | |
| 152 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 13.0 | |
| 153 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 11.0 |