Two countries that would love to outnumber the US military

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Two countries that would love to outnumber the US military

24/7 Wall St. Perspectives

I used data from THE Military force ranking 2024 from Global Firepower, an annually updated defense statistics website with information on 145 countries.
The world’s most powerful armies possess diverse capabilities and strengths, but they also share some common characteristics.
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What makes a strong military man? There are many factors to consider, but some of the most important are combat readiness, adequate, well-maintained modern equipment, training, strategy, mobility, and a sustained and sufficient amount of support. Becoming a world power is an expensive and relentless endeavor that requires focus and planning at all times. The United States of America is known as the largest military power in the world with its large and well-equipped armed forces. In additionRussia is another superpower that holds the second place behind the US. Russia has extensive land power and a technologically advanced arsenal.

Rounding The top three is China, which has invested heavily in modernizing its military, especially its navy. That the third most powerful army in the world, the People’s Liberation Army it is concentrated on expanding its capabilities regionally and beyond. RecentChina’s production of new aircraft carriers and a number of support vessels was a prime directive.

24/7 Wall St. took a deep dive into identifying the 30 countries with the strongest military forces. We data compiled from Military force ranking 2024 from Global Firepower, an annually updated defense statistics website with information on 145 countries. This the report ranked 145 countries based on the PowerIndex, a combination of more than 60 categories including military power, logistics capability, geography and financial power. The the lower the PowerIndex score, the stronger a nation’s theoretical conventional combat capability.

The world’s most powerful armies possess various capabilities and strengths, but also they have some points in common. In particularcountries at the top of this score have much larger military budgets and tend to have much larger air forces.

Why we write about world armies

Two countries that would love to outnumber the US military

Countries with strong military forces exert considerable influence on global events. These they are the countries whose cooperation is necessary to solve the world’s problems. 24/7 Wall Street wants its readers be aware of which countries have the strongest influence on global issues.

Here’s a look at the most powerful armies in the world.

30. Singapore

Military Power Score: 0.4087
Active military personnel: 51,000
Total military aircraft: 247
Total military vehicles: 8,318
Total naval vessels and submarines: 43

29. Sweden

Military Power Score: 0.4009
Active military personnel: 24,400
Total military aircraft: 212
Total military vehicles: 7,958
Total naval vessels and submarines: 353

28. Argentina

Military Power Score: 0.3823
Active military personnel: 108,000
Total military aircraft: 229
Total military vehicles: 21,724
Total naval vessels and submarines: 41

27. Canada

Military Power Score: 0.3813
Active military personnel: 68,000
Total military aircraft: 375
Total military vehicles: 18,054
Total naval vessels and submarines: 67

26. Algeria

Military Power Score: 0.3589
Active military personnel: 325,000
Total military aircraft: 605
Total military vehicles: 35,990
Total naval vessels and submarines: 213

25. Thailand

Military Power Score: 0.3389
Active military personnel: 360,850
Total military aircraft: 501
Total military vehicles: 14,040
Total naval vessels and submarines: 293

24. Taiwan

Military Power Score: 0.3302
Active military personnel: 215,000
Total military aircraft: 750
Total military vehicles: 19,868
Total naval vessels and submarines: 93

23. Saudi Arabia

Military Power Score: 0.3235
Active military personnel: 257,000
Total military aircraft: 914
Total military vehicles: 20,694
Total naval vessels and submarines: 57

22. Vietnam

Military Power Score: 0.3158
Active military personnel: 600,000
Total military aircraft: 226
Total military vehicles: 18,578
Total naval vessels and submarines: 97

21. Poland

Military Power Score: 0.2917
Active military personnel: 202,100
Total military aircraft: 468
Total military vehicles: 13,956
Total naval vessels and submarines: 45

20. Spain

Military Power Score: 0.2882
Active military personnel: 133,282
Total military aircraft: 513
Total military vehicles: 15,046
Total naval vessels and submarines: 168

19. Germany

Military Power Score: 0.2847
Active military personnel: 181,600
Total military aircraft: 618
Total military vehicles: 79,317
Total naval vessels and submarines: 64

18. Ukraine

Military Power Score: 0.2598
Active military personnel: 900,000
Total military aircraft: 321
Total military vehicles: 22,110
Total naval vessels and submarines: 104

17. Israel

Military Power Score: 0.2596
Active military personnel: 170,000
Total military aircraft: 612
Total military vehicles: 43,407
Total naval vessels and submarines: 67

16. Australia

Military Power Score: 0.2515
Active military personnel: 57,350
Total military aircraft: 325
Total military vehicles: 16,162
Total naval vessels and submarines: 43

15. Egypt

Military Power Score: 0.2283
Active military personnel: 440,000
Total military aircraft: 1,080
Total military vehicles: 77,596
Total naval vessels and submarines: 140

14. Iran

Military Power Score: 0.2269
Active military personnel: 610,000
Total military aircraft: 551
Total military vehicles: 65,765
Total naval vessels and submarines: 101

13. Indonesia

Military Power Score: 0.2251
Active military personnel: 400,000
Total military aircraft: 474
Total military vehicles: 11,604
Total naval vessels and submarines: 333

12. Brazil

Military Power Score: 0.1944
Active military personnel: 360,000
Total military aircraft: 628
Total military vehicles: 44,044
Total naval vessels and submarines: 134

11. France

Military Power Score: 0.1878
Active military personnel: 200,000
Total military aircraft: 972
Total military vehicles: 85,023
Total naval vessels and submarines: 128

10. Italy

Military Power Score: 0.1863
Active military personnel: 165,500
Total military aircraft: 800
Total military vehicles: 61,892
Total naval vessels and submarines: 309

9. Pakistan

Military Power Score: 0.1711
Active military personnel: 654,000
Total military aircraft: 1,434
Total military vehicles: 50,523
Total naval vessels and submarines: 114

8. Turkey

Military Power Score: 0.1697
Active military personnel: 355,200
Total military aircraft: 1,069
Total military vehicles: 55,104
Total naval vessels and submarines: 186

7. Japan

Military Power Score: 0.1601
Active military personnel: 247,150
Total military aircraft: 1,459
Total military vehicles: 37,662
Total naval vessels and submarines: 155

6. United Kingdom

Military Power Score: 0.1443
Active military personnel: 184,860
Total military aircraft: 664
Total military vehicles: 27,203
Total naval vessels and submarines: 117

5. South Korea

Military Power Score: 0.1416
Active military personnel: 600,000
Total military aircraft: 1,576
Total military vehicles: 66,492
Total naval vessels and submarines: 200

4. India

Military Power Score: 0.1023
Active military personnel: 1,455,550
Total military aircraft: 2,296
Total military vehicles: 151,248
Total naval vessels and submarines: 294

3. China

Military Power Score: 0.0706
Active military personnel: 2,035,000
Total military aircraft: 3,304
Total military vehicles: 174,300
Total naval vessels and submarines: 730

2. Russia

Military Power Score: 0.0702
Active military personnel: 1,320,000
Total military aircraft: 4,255
Total military vehicles: 161,382
Total naval vessels and submarines: 781

1. United States of America

Military Power Score: 0.0699
Active military personnel: 1,328,000
Total military aircraft: 13,209
Total military vehicles: 360,069
Total naval vessels and submarines: 472

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