World's Top 10 Most Powerful Militaries, India Ranks Above Pakistan, Japan, UK

Pushkar Tiwari
Jul 12, 2023

The finalized Global Firepower ranking utilizes over 60 individual factors to determine a given nation's 'PowerIndex' score with categories ranging from the quantity of military units and financial standing to logistical capabilities and geography.

Italy

Italy with a PowerIndex score of 0.1973 is tenth on the list of countries with the most powerful military in the world.

France

France, which has a PowerIndex score of 0.1848, ranks ninth on the list and has 438 helicopters, including 69 attack helicopters, and 10 destroyer warships.

Japan

With over 1,400 military aircraft and more than 1,11,000 vehicles, Japan has the eighth most powerful military in the world with a PowerIndex score of 0.1711.

Pakistan

Pakistan, which has a PowerIndex score of 0.1694 and ranks seventh, has over 3,700 tanks, 1,400 military aircraft, nine submarines, and 654,000 active military personnel.

South Korea

South Korea, with a PowerIndex score of 0.1505, ranks sixth and has more than 1,33,000 vehicles and 739 helicopters, including 112 attack choppers.

UK

United Kingdom with a PowerIndex score of 0.1435 ranks fifth on the list.

India

India with a PowerIndex score of 0.1025 ranks fourth. The country's avaliable manpower is more than 653 million people, and has almost 1.5 million active military personnel.

China

China, with a PowerIndex score of 0.0722, ranks third on the list of countries with the most powerful military in the world. It has available military manpower of more than 761 million people, along with 50 destroyer warships and 78 submarines.

Russia with a PowerIndex score of 0.0714 has the second most powerful military in the world. The country has more than 4,100 military aircraft.

US

United States, which has a PowerIndex score of 0.0712, ranks first. It has 92 destroyers, 11 aircraft carriers, 13,300 aircraft, and 983 attack helicopters.

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