2026 country directory
Military Power by Country
Search one directory of 145 armed-forces profiles ranked by the MilitaryDex Strength Score. Each profile combines personnel, budgets and air, land and naval inventory counts from the same 2026 data edition.
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2026 country profiles
145 shown
United States
North America
Strength95.0/100
1.3M
13.0K
200
831.5B
China
Asia
Strength70.1/100
2.0M
3.5K
403
303.0B
Russia
Europe
Strength67.0/100
1.3M
4.2K
286
212.6B
India
Asia
Strength44.4/100
1.4M
2.2K
218
109.0B
North Korea
Asia
Strength36.3/100
1.3M
837
264
4.8B
South Korea
Asia
Strength27.2/100
450.0K
1.5K
169
44.8B
Pakistan
Asia
Strength25.1/100
660.0K
1.4K
105
9.1B
Ukraine
Europe
Strength21.6/100
900.0K
347
138
45.0B
Vietnam
Asia
Strength20.6/100
450.0K
265
67
10.2B
France
Europe
Strength19.0/100
264.0K
974
70
67.2B
United Kingdom
Europe
Strength16.9/100
141.3K
625
59
88.5B
Israel
Middle East
Strength16.0/100
169.5K
597
79
34.6B
Iran
Middle East
Strength15.8/100
610.0K
551
57
9.2B
Egypt
Africa
Strength15.5/100
438.5K
1.1K
108
5.2B
Turkey
Europe
Strength15.4/100
481.0K
1.1K
92
51.4B
Japan
Asia
Strength12.7/100
251.5K
1.4K
100
58.0B
Taiwan
Asia
Strength12.4/100
230.0K
720
82
31.2B
Germany
Europe
Strength10.6/100
184.3K
569
89
127.4B
Bangladesh
Asia
Strength10.4/100
204.0K
212
81
3.3B
Indonesia
Asia
Strength9.4/100
404.5K
460
261
11.2B
Brazil
South America
Strength9.1/100
376.0K
495
43
26.4B
Thailand
Asia
Strength9.0/100
360.9K
496
272
6.0B
Colombia
South America
Strength9.0/100
429.0K
430
173
15.8B
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Strength8.5/100
247.0K
917
28
64.0B
Greece
Europe
Strength8.5/100
142.7K
560
71
8.2B
Morocco
Africa
Strength8.4/100
400.0K
271
91
16.1B
Italy
Europe
Strength7.9/100
165.5K
714
52
37.3B
Myanmar
Asia
Strength7.9/100
228.0K
331
160
2.8B
Algeria
Africa
Strength7.8/100
130.0K
620
100
25.0B
Poland
Europe
Strength7.7/100
250.0K
457
37
55.9B
Spain
Europe
Strength6.4/100
121.8K
440
132
39.0B
Sri Lanka
Asia
Strength6.2/100
346.0K
90
264
1.5B
Philippines
Asia
Strength5.9/100
160.0K
204
65
6.6B
Iraq
Middle East
Strength5.9/100
193.0K
360
56
8.0B
Mexico
North America
Strength5.8/100
387.0K
424
146
9.1B
Sudan
Africa
Strength5.8/100
300.0K
183
10
394.7M
Eritrea
Africa
Strength5.6/100
350.0K
20
18
219.0M
Ethiopia
Africa
Strength5.5/100
503.0K
104
0
3.7B
Azerbaijan
Asia
Strength5.3/100
128.0K
159
25
5.1B
Jordan
Middle East
Strength4.7/100
114.5K
279
27
2.7B
Nigeria
Africa
Strength4.4/100
230.0K
159
135
3.9B
Angola
Africa
Strength4.4/100
107.0K
278
32
31.2B
Australia
Oceania
Strength4.2/100
58.9K
348
34
57.4B
Singapore
Asia
Strength4.0/100
51.0K
235
77
18.0B
Peru
South America
Strength4.0/100
120.0K
252
34
2.6B
Finland
Europe
Strength3.9/100
24.0K
162
26
8.9B
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
Strength3.9/100
65.0K
581
47
23.5B
Canada
North America
Strength3.7/100
63.5K
354
33
45.8B
Sweden
Europe
Strength3.4/100
25.6K
172
135
15.9B
Venezuela
South America
Strength3.4/100
109.0K
224
30
6.1B
Chile
South America
Strength3.2/100
80.0K
274
52
6.8B
Netherlands
Europe
Strength3.1/100
44.2K
130
88
31.8B
Cuba
North America
Strength3.1/100
50.0K
20
12
3.3B
Belarus
Europe
Strength3.1/100
63.0K
194
0
1.0B
Kuwait
Middle East
Strength3.1/100
78.0K
133
106
8.0B
Kazakhstan
Asia
Strength3.0/100
110.0K
168
25
5.8B
Malaysia
Asia
Strength2.9/100
113.0K
132
84
5.1B
Qatar
Middle East
Strength2.9/100
26.6K
263
111
11.9B
South Africa
Africa
Strength2.8/100
68.7K
181
53
2.9B
Romania
Europe
Strength2.8/100
90.0K
148
17
10.2B
Tajikistan
Asia
Strength2.7/100
150.0K
25
0
450.5M
Argentina
South America
Strength2.6/100
108.0K
241
24
993.9M
Uzbekistan
Asia
Strength2.6/100
120.0K
159
0
6.2B
Cambodia
Asia
Strength2.5/100
124.3K
24
20
750.0M
Oman
Middle East
Strength2.4/100
100.0K
128
13
8.4B
Norway
Europe
Strength2.3/100
33.4K
109
41
11.2B
DR Congo
Africa
Strength2.2/100
166.6K
56
16
960.0M
Portugal
Europe
Strength2.1/100
25.0K
128
80
6.8B
Turkmenistan
Asia
Strength2.1/100
36.5K
91
16
1.5B
Switzerland
Europe
Strength2.0/100
147.2K
141
0
8.4B
Mongolia
Asia
Strength2.0/100
35.0K
8
0
1.6B
Lebanon
Middle East
Strength2.0/100
80.0K
80
42
800.0M
Denmark
Europe
Strength1.9/100
21.0K
122
24
14.3B
Tunisia
Africa
Strength1.9/100
89.8K
155
32
2.2B
Serbia
Europe
Strength1.8/100
22.5K
115
0
2.8B
Armenia
Asia
Strength1.8/100
65.0K
69
0
1.5B
Bahrain
Middle East
Strength1.7/100
18.4K
137
54
997.0M
Syria
Middle East
Strength1.7/100
100.0K
104
8
145.9M
South Sudan
Africa
Strength1.7/100
185.0K
19
0
30.7M
Bulgaria
Europe
Strength1.6/100
37.0K
71
26
2.5B
Ecuador
South America
Strength1.6/100
41.3K
99
15
3.0B
Georgia
Europe
Strength1.6/100
37.0K
61
35
680.0M
Honduras
North America
Strength1.6/100
52.2K
45
93
612.3M
Nicaragua
North America
Strength1.5/100
45.0K
17
23
1.3B
Laos
Asia
Strength1.5/100
100.0K
29
0
355.6M
Hungary
Europe
Strength1.4/100
41.6K
80
0
5.9B
Guatemala
North America
Strength1.4/100
106.1K
35
20
616.0M
Dominican Republic
North America
Strength1.4/100
89.0K
80
14
903.0M
Belgium
Europe
Strength1.2/100
26.4K
104
9
14.9B
Kenya
Africa
Strength1.2/100
50.0K
154
18
1.7B
Lithuania
Europe
Strength1.2/100
23.0K
9
9
5.7B
Yemen
Middle East
Strength1.2/100
33.4K
160
10
405.2M
Estonia
Europe
Strength1.2/100
7.7K
2
8
2.4B
Burkina Faso
Africa
Strength1.2/100
7.5K
26
0
4.6B
Czech Republic
Europe
Strength1.0/100
30.3K
103
0
9.2B
Austria
Europe
Strength1.0/100
25.0K
90
0
6.1B
Uganda
Africa
Strength1.0/100
45.0K
51
0
1.5B
Nepal
Asia
Strength1.0/100
98.5K
17
0
431.4M
Libya
Africa
Strength0.9/100
32.0K
83
3
1.5B
Tanzania
Africa
Strength0.9/100
25.0K
38
10
1.5B
Zimbabwe
Africa
Strength0.9/100
29.0K
80
0
2.0B
Somalia
Africa
Strength0.9/100
30.0K
6
19
870.0M
Central African Republic
Africa
Strength0.9/100
30.0K
8
0
300.0M
Croatia
Europe
Strength0.8/100
14.3K
67
12
2.7B
Albania
Europe
Strength0.8/100
7.5K
20
33
720.0M
Mozambique
Africa
Strength0.8/100
11.2K
23
36
480.0M
Uruguay
South America
Strength0.8/100
24.0K
43
7
1.9B
Mali
Africa
Strength0.8/100
40.0K
44
0
1.1B
Kyrgyzstan
Asia
Strength0.8/100
23.0K
7
0
654.0M
Afghanistan
Asia
Strength0.8/100
75.0K
5
0
145.0M
Paraguay
South America
Strength0.7/100
15.7K
49
0
416.8M
Chad
Africa
Strength0.7/100
37.8K
40
0
706.8M
Cameroon
Africa
Strength0.7/100
38.0K
35
19
835.7M
Namibia
Africa
Strength0.7/100
17.6K
36
17
450.5M
Mauritania
Africa
Strength0.7/100
31.5K
23
6
270.6M
El Salvador
North America
Strength0.7/100
25.0K
51
8
1.0B
Kosovo
Europe
Strength0.7/100
4.0K
0
0
1.2B
Slovakia
Europe
Strength0.6/100
21.0K
48
0
2.9B
Bolivia
South America
Strength0.6/100
40.0K
67
0
467.7M
Slovenia
Europe
Strength0.6/100
7.0K
40
3
1.8B
New Zealand
Oceania
Strength0.5/100
10.1K
47
6
2.5B
Latvia
Europe
Strength0.5/100
17.9K
3
17
42.0M
Ghana
Africa
Strength0.5/100
15.5K
18
20
954.4M
North Macedonia
Europe
Strength0.5/100
10.0K
20
0
421.5M
Republic of the Congo
Africa
Strength0.5/100
10.0K
14
0
933.4M
Panama
North America
Strength0.5/100
16.3K
38
14
1.1B
Zambia
Africa
Strength0.4/100
15.2K
78
0
385.3M
Niger
Africa
Strength0.4/100
25.0K
26
0
488.4M
Senegal
Africa
Strength0.4/100
17.0K
39
4
777.8M
Botswana
Africa
Strength0.4/100
12.0K
45
0
581.0M
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe
Strength0.4/100
18.0K
15
0
289.9M
Sierra Leone
Africa
Strength0.4/100
13.0K
1
10
450.0M
Ireland
Europe
Strength0.3/100
7.6K
23
8
1.8B
Ivory Coast
Africa
Strength0.3/100
22.0K
22
7
18.2M
Luxembourg
Europe
Strength0.3/100
1.2K
1
0
1.5B
Montenegro
Europe
Strength0.3/100
2.4K
10
14
204.0M
Iceland
Europe
Strength0.3/100
0
0
0
500.0M
Suriname
South America
Strength0.3/100
2.5K
3
17
58.4M
Bhutan
Asia
Strength0.3/100
16.0K
2
0
26.6M
Madagascar
Africa
Strength0.2/100
13.5K
6
5
147.6M
Gabon
Africa
Strength0.2/100
5.0K
25
4
340.9M
Moldova
Europe
Strength0.2/100
6.5K
3
0
114.1M
Belize
North America
Strength0.2/100
2.0K
3
15
34.4M
Benin
Africa
Strength0.1/100
4.8K
7
2
137.7M
Liberia
Africa
Strength0.1/100
2.1K
0
6
20.7M