Top 30 military powers

Top 30 military powers

Military strength is one of the determining criteria for any nation that wishes to be powerful. Every year the Global Firepower evaluates more than 55 individual and collective factors, ranging from diversity of weapons, number of men available, geographical location and financial power, to determine which country has the strongest military on earth. GFP (Global Firepower) takes into account the general workforce more than just military personnel going into combat, which means that countries with large populations will tend to be at the top of the ranking.

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30. North Korea

Defense budget: 4.5 trillion dollars.

Available manpower: 9.2 million.

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29. Thailand

Defense budget: $2.9 trillion.

Available workforce: 36.1 million.

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28. Vietnam

Defense budget: $2.2 trillion.

Available workforce: 53.4 million.

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27. Greece

Defense budget: $6.6 trillion.

Available manpower: 4.9 million.

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26. South Africa

Defense budget: $2.9 trillion.

Available workforce: 26.2 million.

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25. Sweden

Defense budget: $8.6 trillion.

Available manpower: 4.1 million.

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24. Poland

Defense budget: $14.5 trillion.

Available workforce: 18.7 million.

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23. Canada

Defense budget: $23.5 trillion.

Available manpower: 16.3 million.

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22. Ukraine

Defense budget: $11.8 trillion.

Available workforce: 22.3 million.

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21. Taiwan

Defense budget: $16.8 trillion.

Available manpower: 12.2 million.

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20. Saudi Arabia

Defense budget: 46 trillion dollars.

Available manpower: 18 million.

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19. Spain

Defense budget: $11.7 trillion.

Available workforce: 21.7 million.

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18. Israel

Defense budget: $17.8 trillion.

Available manpower: 3.6 million.

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17. Australia

Defense budget: $44.6 trillion.

Available manpower: 10.8 million.

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16. Germany

Defense budget: $50.3 trillion.

Available workforce: 36.7 million.

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15. Indonesia

Defense budget: $9.3 trillion.

Available workforce: 134.8 million.

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14. Iran

Defense budget: $5 trillion.

Available manpower: 48 million.

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13. Turkey

Defense budget: $9.6 trillion.

Available workforce: 42.1 million.

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12. Egypt

Defense budget: 4.3 trillion dollars.

Available workforce: 43.6 million.

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11. Italy

Defense budget: $29.1 trillion.

Available manpower: 28 million.

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10. Brazil

Defense budget: $18.7 trillion.

Available workforce: 108.8 million.

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9. Pakistan

Defense budget: $7 trillion.

Available workforce: 102.4 million.

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8. Great Britain

Defense budget: $68 trillion.

Available workforce: 30.8 million.

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7. France

Defense budget: 40 trillion dollars.

Available workforce: 29.9 million.

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6. South Korea

Defense budget: 46 trillion dollars.

Available workforce: 25.8 million.

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5. Japan

Defense budget: 47 trillion dollars.

Available workforce: 53.6 million.

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4. Inde

Defense budget: $49 trillion.

Available workforce: 629.4 million.

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3. Chine

Defense budget: $250 trillion.

Available workforce: 754.8 million.

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2. Russia

Defense budget: $154 trillion.

Available workforce: 69.7 million.

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