2026 Strongest Military Rankings
Countries ranked by overall Military Strength Score. This table includes 145 countries with available data. Our proprietary 0–100 score where 100 represents theoretically perfect military power.
RankCountryStrength ScoreValue
1
United States
China
Russia
India
North Korea
South Korea
Pakistan
Ukraine
Vietnam
France
United Kingdom
Israel
Iran
Egypt
Turkey
Japan
Taiwan
Germany
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Brazil
Thailand
Colombia
Saudi Arabia
Greece
Morocco
Italy
Myanmar
Algeria
Poland
Spain
Sri Lanka
Philippines
Iraq
Mexico
Sudan
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Azerbaijan
Jordan
Nigeria
Angola
Australia
Singapore
Peru
Finland
United Arab Emirates
Canada
Sweden
Venezuela
Chile
Netherlands
Cuba
Belarus
Kuwait
Kazakhstan
Malaysia
Qatar
South Africa
Romania
Tajikistan
Argentina
Uzbekistan
Cambodia
Oman
Norway
DR Congo
Portugal
Turkmenistan
Switzerland
Mongolia
Lebanon
Denmark
Tunisia
Serbia
Armenia
Bahrain
Syria
South Sudan
Bulgaria
Ecuador
Georgia
Honduras
Nicaragua
Laos
Hungary
Guatemala
Dominican Republic
Belgium
Kenya
Lithuania
Yemen
Estonia
Burkina Faso
Czech Republic
Austria
Uganda
Nepal
Libya
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Somalia
Central African Republic
Croatia
Albania
Mozambique
Uruguay
Mali
Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan
Paraguay
Chad
Cameroon
Namibia
Mauritania
El Salvador
Kosovo
Slovakia
Bolivia
Slovenia
New Zealand
Latvia
Ghana
North Macedonia
Republic of the Congo
Panama
Zambia
Niger
Senegal
Botswana
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sierra Leone
Ireland
Ivory Coast
Luxembourg
Montenegro
Iceland
Suriname
Bhutan
Madagascar
Gabon
Moldova
Belize
Benin
LiberiaHow this strongest military ranking works
Countries are sorted by the reported strength score value in the MilitaryDex 2026 dataset. Ties preserve the dataset order. Missing values are excluded.
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Quantity is not the same as readiness or operational effectiveness. Definitions and reporting dates can vary between countries. Review the sources, MSS formula and limitations before comparing capabilities.