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Military strength rankings, weapon inventories and side-by-side comparisons for 24 countries and 3,470 weapons and vehicles. Every figure names its source.

Active conflicts

All 21 active conflicts

Military strength ranking 2026

#1

United States

1.34M personnel12,604 aircraft2,666 tanks$954B

#2

China

2.04M personnel5,316 aircraft4,500 tanks$336B

#3

Russia

1.26M personnel4,193 aircraft3,550 tanks$190B

#4

India

1.50M personnel2,791 aircraft3,842 tanks$92.1B

#5

United Kingdom

141K personnel593 aircraft285 tanks$89.0B

#6

South Korea

450K personnel1,713 aircraft1,826 tanks$47.8B

#7

Israel

170K personnel599 aircraft400 tanks$48.3B

#8

Pakistan

660K personnel2,705 aircraft3,340 tanks$11.9B

#9

France

204K personnel769 aircraft246 tanks$68.0B

#10

Japan

247K personnel1,214 aircraft340 tanks$62.2B

#11

Turkey

355K personnel1,116 aircraft2,318 tanks$30.0B

#12

Italy

160K personnel1,006 aircraft113 tanks$48.1B

#13

Egypt

438K personnel870 aircraft2,446 tanks$5.7B

#14

Germany

180K personnel593 aircraft296 tanks$114B

#15

Taiwan

171K personnel1,052 aircraft1,018 tanks$18.2B

#16

Brazil

374K personnel689 aircraft392 tanks$23.9B

#17

Indonesia

434K personnel546 aircraft331 tanks$15.0B

#18

Iran

610K personnel1,402 aircraft1,513 tanks$7.4B

#19

Poland

173K personnel640 aircraft926 tanks$46.8B

#20

Australia

59K personnel326 aircraft46 tanks$35.3B

#21

Spain

122K personnel412 aircraft274 tanks$40.2B

#22

Ukraine

677K personnel417 aircraft1,085 tanks$84.1B

#23

Sweden

15K personnel257 aircraft111 tanks$16.5B

#24

Vietnam

450K personnel— aircraft1,769 tanks$10.5B

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