Global Firepower has released its rankings for the world’s most powerful militaries in 2019. Pakistan Army has moved up by two places to rank #15 on it. Countries were ranked on the basis of 55 different factors, including technological advancement and other factors.
Here is the list of world’s 15 most powerful militaries:
United States
The US stands at the top of the list, as its defense budget is more than any other country. In fact, the country’s defense spending is way above many countries’ total GDP. Here is how it stands regarding capabilities other than financial health.
Power Index rating: 0.0615
Total population: 329,256,465
Total military personnel: 2,141,900
Total aircraft: 13,398
Fighter aircraft: 2,362
Combat tanks: 6,287
Total naval assets: 415
Russia
Russia has the second most powerful military in the world with the defense allocation of $44 billion. Here is how it ranks:
Power Index rating: 0.0639
Total population: 142,122,776
Total military personnel: 3,586,128
Total aircraft: 4,078
Fighter aircraft: 869
Combat tanks: 21,932
Total naval assets: 352
China
China stands at the third position with the defense budget of whopping $224 billion. Other indicators are:
Power Index rating: 0.0673
Total population: 1,384,688,986
Total military personnel: 2,693,000
Total aircraft: 3,187
Fighter aircraft: 1,222
Combat tanks: 13,050
Total naval assets: 714
India
The defense budget of India is $55.2 billion. Here is how its ranking goes,
Power Index rating: 0.1065
Total population: 1,296,834,042
Total military personnel: 3,462,500
Total aircraft: 2,082
Fighter aircraft: 520
Combat tanks: 4,184
Total naval assets: 295
France
The defense budget of France is $40.5 billion. Its ranking goes like this:
Power Index rating: 0.1584
Total population: 67,364,357
Total military personnel: 388,635
Total aircraft: 1,248
Fighter aircraft: 273
Combat tanks: 406
Total naval assets: 118
Japan
Japan spends $47 billion on its defense. Here is how it ranks:
Power Index rating: 0.1707
Total population: 126,168,156
Total military personnel: 303,157
Total aircraft: 1,572
Fighter aircraft: 297
Combat tanks: 1,004
Total naval assets: 131
South Korea
South Korea has a defense budget of $38.3 billion. It ranks as:
Power Index rating: 0.1761
Total population: 51,418,097
Total military personnel: 5,827,250
Total aircraft: 1,614
Fighter aircraft: 406
Combat tanks: 2,654
Total naval assets: 166
United Kingdom
The defense budget of the Kingdom is $47.5 billion. Its ranks as:
Power Index rating: 0.1797
Total population: 65,105,246
Total military personnel: 233,000
Total aircraft: 811
Fighter aircraft: 129
Combat tanks: 331
Total naval assets: 76
Turkey
Turkey has a defense budget of $8.6 billion. Its ranking goes like this:
Power Index rating: 0.2089
Total population: 81,257,239
Total military personnel: 735,000
Total aircraft: 1,067
Fighter aircraft: 207
Combat tanks: 3,200
Total naval assets: 194
Germany
The defense budget of Germany is $49.1 billion. Its ranking is:
Power Index rating: 0.2097
Total population: 80,457,737
Total military personnel: 208,641
Total aircraft: 613
Fighter aircraft: 122
Combat tanks: 900
Total naval assets: 81
Italy
The defense budget of Italy is $29.2 billion. Its ranking goes as:
Power Index rating: 0.2277
Total population: 62,246,674
Total military personnel: 357,000
Total aircraft: 831
Fighter aircraft: 94
Combat tanks: 200
Total naval assets: 143
Egypt
Egypt’s defense budget is $4.4 billion. It ranks as:
Power Index rating: 0.2283
Total population: 99,413,317
Total military personnel: 920,000
Total aircraft: 1,092
Fighter aircraft: 211
Combat tanks: 2,160
Total naval assets: 319
Brazil
The defense budget of Brazil is $29.3 billion. Here is how it ranks:
Power Index rating: 0.2487
Total population: 208,846,892
Total military personnel: 1,674,500
Total aircraft: 706
Fighter aircraft: 43
Combat tanks: 437
Total naval assets: 110
Iran
The defense budget of Iran is $6.3 billion. It ranks as:
Power Index rating: 0.2606
Total population: 83,024,745
Total military personnel: 873,000
Total aircraft: 509
Fighter aircraft: 142
Combat tanks: 1,634
Total naval assets: 398
Pakistan
Pakistan’s defense budget is $7 billion. Here is how it ranks:
Power Index rating: 0.2798
Total population: 207,862,518
Total military personnel: 1,204,000
Total aircraft: 1,342
Fighter aircraft: 348
Combat tanks: 2,200
Total naval assets: 197
Ranking is independent of the country’s political or military leadership.
Notably, the country has crossed both Indonesia and Israel this year to claim the 15th position in the ranking.
