Hello, Steemers! You probably know that the most powerful army in the world is the American and the second most powerful Russian. But do you know which country is third, fourth, fifth ... Look at the post and you will find out. :)
An all out fight may be the only real way to compare military strength, but fortunately, the world hasn't had many opportunities lately. Still a simple evaluation of pure military power can be interesting, ranking of 106 nations based on more than 50 factors. Including each country's military budget, manpower, and the amount of equipment each country has in its respective arsenal, and its natural resources. It's important to note the index focuses on quantity while ignoring significant qualitative differences, for example, North Korea's 70 submarines are old and decidedly low tech compared to what the US and others have. The index doesn't take into account nuclear stockpiles, which is still the ultimate trump card in geopolitics. And it doesn't penalize landlocked nations for lack of a standing navy.
No. 10 - Italy
- Defense Budget: $34,000,000,000
- Active Military Personnel: 362,000
- Labor Force: 25,000,000
- Tanks: 586
- Aircraft: 785
- Aircraft Carriers: 2
- Submarines: 6
No. 9 - Germany
- Defense Budget: $36,300,000,000
- Active Military Personnel: 325,000
- Labor Force: 43,600,000
- Tanks: 408
- Aircraft: 676
- Aircraft Carriers: 0
- Submarines: 5
No. 8 - Turkey
- Defense Budget: $18,200,000
- Active Military Personnel: 596,130
- Tanks: 3,778
- Aircraft: 1,007
- Aircraft Carriers: 0
- Submarines: 13
No. 7 - Japan
- Defense Budget: $40,300,000
- Active Military Personnel: 307,900
- Tanks: 678
- Aircraft: 1,590
- Aircraft Carriers: 3
- Submarines: 17
No. 6 - United Kingdom
- Defense Budget: $ 55,000,000
- Active Military Personnel: 332,000
- Labor Force: 31,700,000
- Tanks: 407
- Aircraft: 879
- Aircraft Carriers: 1
- Submarines: 10
No. 5 - France
- Defense Budget: $ 35,000,000
- Active Military Personnel: 400,770
- Labor Force: 29,600,000
- Tanks: 423
- Aircraft: 1282
- Aircraft Carriers: 4
- Submarines: 10
No. 4 - India
- Defense Budget: $ 40,000,000
- Active Military Personnel: 3,468,000
- Labor Force: 487,600,000
- Tanks: 6,464
- Aircraft: 2,086
- Aircraft Carriers: 2
- Submarines: 14
No. 3 - China
- Defense Budget: $ 155,600,000
- Active Military Personnel: 4,635,000
- Labor Force: 795,500,000
- Tanks: 9,150
- Aircraft: 2,942
- Aircraft Carriers: 1
- Submarines: 68
No. 2 - Russia
- Defense Budget: $ 46,600,000
- Active Military Personnel: 4,017,000
- Labor Force: 75,330,000
- Tanks: 15,398
- Aircraft: 3,547
- Aircraft Carriers: 1
- Submarines: 60
No. 1 - USA
- Defense Budget: $ 581,000,000
- Active Military Personnel: 2,500,000
- Labor Force: 153,600,000
- Tanks: 8,848
- Aircraft: 13,444
- Aircraft Carriers: 19
- Submarines: 75
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Nuclear capabilities are not included in this calculation. As the inclusion of such weapons would defeat the purpose of such comparisons. The placings are based strictly on each nation’s potential conventional war-making capabilities across land, air and sea.
Let's hope that we will never see which country really has the strongest military. :)
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