World Military Power

Rankings

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Top 15 — Active personnel

  1. 1 China 2,035,000
  2. 2 India 1,500,700
  3. 3 United States 1,340,150
  4. 4 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 1,280,000
  5. 5 Russian Federation 1,264,000
  6. 6 Ukraine 677,000
  7. 7 Pakistan 660,000
  8. 8 Iran, Islamic Rep. 610,000
  9. 9 Ethiopia 503,000
  10. 10 Korea, Rep. 450,000
  11. 11 Viet Nam 450,000
  12. 12 Egypt, Arab Rep. 438,500
  13. 13 Indonesia 433,700
  14. 14 Brazil 374,500
  15. 15 Thailand 360,850
  16. 16 Turkiye 355,200
  17. 17 Venezuela, RB 343,000
  18. 18 Mexico 301,000
  19. 19 Colombia 285,000
  20. 20 Syrian Arab Republic 269,000
  21. 21 Sri Lanka 260,450
  22. 22 Saudi Arabia 257,000
  23. 23 Japan 247,150
  24. 24 Morocco 246,000
  25. 25 France 203,900
  26. 26 Eritrea 202,000
  27. 27 Iraq 193,000
  28. 28 Cambodia 191,000
  29. 29 Germany 179,850
  30. 30 Poland 173,000
  31. 31 Bangladesh 171,250
  32. 32 Taiwan 170,600
  33. 33 Israel 169,500
  34. 34 Afghanistan 165,000
  35. 35 Philippines 162,450
  36. 36 Italy 160,400
  37. 37 Belarus 158,000
  38. 38 Peru 158,000
  39. 39 Sudan 144,000
  40. 40 Nigeria 143,000
  41. 41 United Kingdom 141,100
  42. 42 Algeria 139,000
  43. 43 Congo, Dem. Rep. 134,000
  44. 44 Myanmar 134,000
  45. 45 Greece 131,650
  46. 46 Lao PDR 129,000
  47. 47 Romania 128,000
  48. 48 Spain 122,200
  49. 49 Angola 117,000
  50. 50 Jordan 116,000
  51. 51 Malaysia 113,000
  52. 52 Nepal 96,600
  53. 53 Argentina 83,000
  54. 54 Azerbaijan 82,000
  55. 55 Lebanon 80,000
  56. 56 Cuba 76,000
  57. 57 Bolivia 71,000
  58. 58 Dominican Republic 71,000
  59. 59 Kazakhstan 71,000
  60. 60 South Africa 69,200
  61. 61 Chile 68,500
  62. 62 Uzbekistan 68,000
  63. 63 United Arab Emirates 63,000
  64. 64 Canada 62,300
  65. 65 Australia 58,540
  66. 66 Turkmenistan 57,000
  67. 67 South Sudan 53,000
  68. 68 Portugal 52,000
  69. 69 Singapore 51,000
  70. 70 Zimbabwe 51,000
  71. 71 Tunisia 48,000
  72. 72 Armenia 47,000
  73. 73 Oman 47,000
  74. 74 Hungary 46,000
  75. 75 Uganda 46,000
  76. 76 Chad 45,000
  77. 77 Guatemala 43,000
  78. 78 Ecuador 42,000
  79. 79 El Salvador 42,000
  80. 80 Mali 41,000
  81. 81 Yemen, Rep. 40,000
  82. 82 Bulgaria 37,000
  83. 83 Lithuania 37,000
  84. 84 Rwanda 35,000
  85. 85 Cameroon 34,000
  86. 86 Netherlands 33,650
  87. 87 Serbia 32,000
  88. 88 Burundi 31,000
  89. 89 Paraguay 29,000
  90. 90 Panama 28,000
  91. 91 Tanzania 28,000
  92. 92 Cote d'Ivoire 27,000
  93. 93 Czechia 27,000
  94. 94 Georgia 26,000
  95. 95 Norway 25,400
  96. 96 Kuwait 25,000
  97. 97 Belgium 24,000
  98. 98 Kenya 24,000
  99. 99 Finland 23,850
  100. 100 Austria 23,000
  101. 101 Honduras 23,000
  102. 102 Madagascar 22,000
  103. 103 Qatar 22,000
  104. 104 Uruguay 22,000
  105. 105 Kyrgyz Republic 21,000
  106. 106 Mauritania 21,000
  107. 107 Switzerland 20,000
  108. 108 Croatia 20,000
  109. 109 Bahrain 19,000
  110. 110 Senegal 19,000
  111. 111 Mongolia 18,000
  112. 112 Slovak Republic 18,000
  113. 113 Tajikistan 17,000
  114. 114 Ghana 16,000
  115. 115 North Macedonia 16,000
  116. 116 Namibia 16,000
  117. 117 Zambia 16,000
  118. 118 Denmark 15,000
  119. 119 Malawi 15,000
  120. 120 Sweden 14,850
  121. 121 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 14,000
  122. 122 Cyprus 13,000
  123. 123 Djibouti 13,000
  124. 124 Guinea 13,000
  125. 125 Benin 12,000
  126. 126 Congo, Rep. 12,000
  127. 127 Montenegro 12,000
  128. 128 Nicaragua 12,000
  129. 129 Burkina Faso 11,000
  130. 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000
  131. 131 Mozambique 11,000
  132. 132 Central African Republic 10,000
  133. 133 Costa Rica 10,000
  134. 134 Niger 10,000
  135. 135 New Zealand 10,000
  136. 136 Togo 10,000
  137. 137 Botswana 9,000
  138. 138 Ireland 9,000
  139. 139 Latvia 9,000
  140. 140 Sierra Leone 9,000
  141. 141 Albania 8,000
  142. 142 Brunei Darussalam 8,000
  143. 143 Estonia 7,000
  144. 144 Gabon 7,000
  145. 145 Slovenia 7,000
  146. 146 Bhutan 6,000
  147. 147 Jamaica 6,000
  148. 148 Moldova 6,000
  149. 149 Maldives 5,000
  150. 150 Trinidad and Tobago 5,000
  151. 151 Fiji 4,000
  152. 152 Gambia, The 4,000
  153. 153 Guinea-Bissau 4,000
  154. 154 Papua New Guinea 4,000
  155. 155 Guyana 3,000
  156. 156 Mauritius 3,000
  157. 157 Eswatini 3,000
  158. 158 Bahamas, The 2,000
  159. 159 Belize 2,000
  160. 160 Liberia 2,000
  161. 161 Lesotho 2,000
  162. 162 Malta 2,000
  163. 163 Suriname 2,000
  164. 164 Timor-Leste 2,000
  165. 165 Barbados 1,000
  166. 166 Cabo Verde 1,000
  167. 167 Equatorial Guinea 1,000
  168. 168 Haiti 1,000
  169. 169 Luxembourg 1,000
  170. 170 Sao Tome and Principe 1,000