Country military power, ranked and compared
35 countries ranked by Global Firepower, with defense budget, personnel, nuclear arsenal, air, land and naval strength. Every figure is a public estimate.
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United States
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United States
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Pakistan
United States
Russia
China
India
Iran
Israel
United States
Iran
South Korea
Japan
France
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Ukraine
Russia
Turkey
Israel
China
Japan
United States
South Korea
India
China
Poland
Germany
Global Firepower rank
All countries
United States
Rank #1Defense budget
$954,000,000,000
Active personnel
1,333,030
Russia
Rank #2Defense budget
$190,000,000,000
Active personnel
1,320,000
China
Rank #3Defense budget
$336,000,000,000
Active personnel
2,035,000
India
Rank #4Defense budget
$92,100,000,000
Active personnel
1,431,000
South Korea
Rank #5Defense budget
$47,800,000,000
Active personnel
450,000
France
Rank #6Defense budget
$68,000,000,000
Active personnel
264,000
Japan
Rank #7Defense budget
$62,200,000,000
Active personnel
251,500
United Kingdom
Rank #8Defense budget
$89,000,000,000
Active personnel
141,330
Turkey
Rank #9Defense budget
$30,000,000,000
Active personnel
481,000
Italy
Rank #10Defense budget
$48,100,000,000
Active personnel
165,500
Brazil
Rank #11Defense budget
$23,900,000,000
Active personnel
376,000
Germany
Rank #12Defense budget
$114,000,000,000
Active personnel
184,324
Indonesia
Rank #13Defense budget
$10,600,000,000
Active personnel
404,500
Pakistan
Rank #14Defense budget
$11,900,000,000
Active personnel
660,000
Israel
Rank #15Defense budget
$48,300,000,000
Active personnel
169,500
Iran
Rank #16Defense budget
$7,400,000,000
Active personnel
610,000
Australia
Rank #17Defense budget
$35,300,000,000
Active personnel
58,910
Spain
Rank #18Defense budget
$39,000,676,350
Active personnel
121,802
Egypt
Rank #19Defense budget
$5,193,500,000
Active personnel
438,500
Ukraine
Rank #20Defense budget
$84,100,000,000
Active personnel
900,000
Poland
Rank #21Defense budget
$46,800,000,000
Active personnel
250,000
Taiwan
Rank #22Defense budget
$31,180,000,000
Active personnel
230,000
Sweden
Rank #26Defense budget
$16,500,000,000
Active personnel
25,600
Singapore
Rank #29Defense budget
$18,000,000,000
Active personnel
51,000
North Korea
Rank #31Defense budget
$4,750,000,000
Active personnel
1,320,000
Netherlands
Rank #34Defense budget
$28,900,000,000
Active personnel
44,245
Norway
Rank #39Defense budget
$11,190,000,000
Active personnel
33,440
South Africa
Rank #40Defense budget
$2,877,000,000
Active personnel
68,731
Denmark
Rank #45Defense budget
$14,250,000,000
Active personnel
21,000
Switzerland
Rank #46Defense budget
$7,591,000,000
Active personnel
147,178
Finland
Rank #48Defense budget
$8,890,000,000
Active personnel
24,000
Czech Republic
Rank #55Defense budget
$9,174,000,000
Active personnel
30,334
Belgium
Rank #61Defense budget
$14,500,000,000
Active personnel
26,390
Serbia
Rank #63Defense budget
$2,770,000,000
Active personnel
22,500
Austria
Rank #67Defense budget
$6,353,400,000
Active personnel
25,000
Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI 2025, FAS 2026, IMF. Figures are public estimates.