A powerful and efficient army is a guarantee of the country's significant weight in the international arena. Moreover, in connection with the well-known events in Syria and Ukraine, more and more attention is paid to the military power of different countries. Many people ask the question: "Who will win the world war?"
Today we present an annually updated, official ranking of the armies of the world, the full list includes the most powerful armies in the world in 2018.
Read updated ranking of armies of the world 2019 according to Globalfirepower.
The top 10 was compiled according to the specialized resource Globalfirepower.
When compiling a rating, comparison includes:
- number of armies in the world (regular number of troops, reservists)
- weapons (planes, helicopters, tanks, navy, artillery, other equipment)
- military budget,
- resource availability, geographic location,
- logistics.
The experts do not take into account the nuclear potential, but the recognized nuclear powers get a ranking advantage.
In 2018, the rating included136 countries. Newcomers to the list are Ireland (116), Montenegro (121) and Liberia (135 position).
By the way, San Marino has the weakest army in the world in 2018 - only 84 people.
10. Army of Germany
Germany's military budget has increased from $ 45 billion to $ 46 billion. At the same time, the number of military personnel decreased - from186 up to 178 thousand people. The German army is completely professional, i.e. there has been no compulsory conscription in the country since 2011.
9. Turkish Armed Forces
In the past, the top armies of the world, the country of luxurious beaches and beautiful tomatoes occupied the eighth line. The number of its armed forces is 350 thousand people, and the military budget is 10.2 billion dollars.
8. Japan Self-Defense Forces
The Land of the Rising Sun worsened its military performance and dropped one line in the list of the best armies in the world. The military budget has decreased from 49 to 44 billion dollars, but the number of military personnel has not changed - over 247 thousand people.
7.South Korean Army
Compared to the previous rating, South Korea jumped from 10th to 7th place. The Korean army has 625,000 troops. The eternal rival, North Korea, has 945,000 soldiers. And the defense budget of South Korea is $ 40 billion.
6. British Army
Although the country's position on the list has not changed, it has improved its indicators in terms of the size of the army (197 thousand people versus 188 thousand people). Nevertheless, it still remains the smallest army in the ranking.
The military budget of England decreased in comparison with 2017 from 55 to 50 billion dollars.
5. Army of France
The French army, which opened the top 5 most powerful armies in the world, is small in number. Currently, 205 thousand people serve in it. At the same time, the country's defense budget is $ 40 billion.
4. Armed Forces of India
The military budget of the country is $ 47 billion. The number of the Indian armed forces is 1,362,000 people, the country's army is the third largest in the world.
3. Army of China
The Celestial Empire has the largest human military force in the ranking of the world's armies. It has 2,183,000 people. According to Wikipedia, there are 1.71 military personnel per 1000 inhabitants of the Celestial Empire. And China's military budget is huge, matching the army - $ 151 billion (increased from $ 126 billion).dollars compared to 2017).
2. Army of Russia
The Russian armed forces surpass practically all the armies of the countries of the world in terms of the power of weapons in all branches of the military - air, land and sea. The size of the Russian army for 2018 is 1,013,000 people. The military budget is $ 47 billion. Among the superpowers, Russia has a very high number of military personnel per 1000 inhabitants - 5.3 people.
1. US Army
The strongest army in the world, according to Globalfirepower, American. By the way, it is not the largest in number, but the most powerful in terms of the available weapons, including the nuclear potential not considered by experts. The US Army has 1,281,900 troops and a defense budget of $ 647 billion. dollars.
Comparison table of the armies of the world (Infographic)
No matter how armed the army is, the fighting spirit of the soldiers will play an important role in winning a world war. In this regard, it is a big mistake to consider the current distribution of seats to be absolutely correct.
Nonsense. Petro Parashenko himself said that Saloland's army is among the ten strongest countries in the world. The frigate Getman Sagaidachny alone - the power and intimidation of all the intergalactic fleets of the Universe - what is worth! And in general, frankly speaking, the oldest nation in the universe dug not only the Black Sea around Crimea, but also the very solar system around the planet Earth! SUGS
The article is complete nonsense, this is clear already from the fact that Pakistan has nuclear weapons, and here 0 warheads are indicated.
All questions to GlobalFirepower. The article is written based on their research on weapons.
Kinder and stronger than we RUSSIAN people, no where in the world! RUSSKY VANKA - heavy on the rise, but if he gets up .... !!!!!!
If he gets up, he will grumble his drunken muzzle into a snowdrift….
In short, Americans, think that RUSSIA is the 100th army in the world. And then how we fucking go nuts! 40 Lyams against 3 ... Very interesting ...
Where does the UK have a huge fleet? What is this nonsense? When, even on submarines, the Russian Federation is 6 times ahead of them. Maybe there is a Grand Fleet somewhere in Scapa flow, and we don't know anything about it?
"If you don't feed your army, you will feed someone else's" - Napoleon Bonaparte.
Why does Russia need such an army? Why would anyone attack Russia? This was true until the early 40s. The whole world already knows that it is better to trade than to fight. Well, they made tanks in the Scoop. And then they rusted in all secluded places. All the stuffing in Soviet tanks in the states of the former Warsaw Pact was remade by Israel. France converted Russian military aircraft in India. But the most important thing in a normal army is the attitude towards the soldiers. You can't even compare here. Well, I'm not talking about the fact that the budget of the army is classified, which means that you can steal without looking back.
“Why would anyone attack Russia? This was true until the early 40s. "
Haha, funny…
Dear, before asking such rhetorical questions, study the history of the North Atlantic Alliance, which in the late nineties and mid-zero included the countries of Eastern Europe, although the scoop, criticized by all in the youth opposition circles of Russia, had already disintegrated and did not pose a threat to the Western capitalist countries.
I wonder why this organization expanded? To preserve collective security in the world? From whom is NATO, at the head of its main sponsor, going to "protect" the countries of Europe? Great question. I think you will find the answer yourself.
And about the relevance of the attack. After the end of World War II, the United States, possessing nuclear weapons, developed plans for striking the USSR. The plan is called "Dropshot", you can read it at your leisure.