NATO Member States Ranked by Military Strength Ranking

Established in April of 1949 as a counter to the Soviet threat in Europe, NATO still maintains an active presence in affairs around the world today.

Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, NATO was founded in 1949 by a collection of twelve world powers including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Canada. It expanded in 1952 to include Greece and Turkey and then, again, in 1955 to formally introduce West Germany. 1982 saw Spain come aboard and the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland followed in a 1999 expansion. March 2004 introduced members Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia until, finally, in 2009 Albania and Croatia were welcomed. Formed to counter the threat of Soviet expansion in Europe, NATO resides today as an impressive collective military power (at least on paper) with the capability to call nearly 3.5 million personnel into service and expenditures totaling over $900 million (USD) with the United States taking both the material and financial lead.

For 2017 there are a total of 26 countries included in this listing. While there are officially twenty-eight total NATO members, Iceland and Luxembourg are not included in this list due to unmet conditions and minimums. Iceland does not officially maintain a standing army.

United States
PwrIndx: 0.0857, GFP Affiliations: North America; NATO; Apacific

France
PwrIndx: 0.1914, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union

United Kingdom
PwrIndx: 0.2131, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union

Turkey
PwrIndx: 0.2491, GFP Affiliations: Middle East; NATO; Balkan; Asia

Germany
PwrIndx: 0.2609, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union

Italy
PwrIndx: 0.2694, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union

Poland
PwrIndx: 0.3831, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union; EasternEuro

Canada
PwrIndx: 0.4381, GFP Affiliations: North America; NATO; Apacific

Spain
PwrIndx: 0.4806, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union

Greece
PwrIndx: 0.4981, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union; Balkan

Czech Republic
PwrIndx: 0.6161, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union; EasternEuro

Norway
PwrIndx: 0.6974, GFP Affiliations: Scandanavia; NATO

Netherlands
PwrIndx: 0.7119, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union

Romania
PwrIndx: 0.7473, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union; EasternEuro; Balkan

Denmark
PwrIndx: 0.8494, GFP Affiliations: Scandanavia; Europe; NATO; European Union

Portugal
PwrIndx: 0.9437, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union

Hungary
PwrIndx: 0.9536, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union; EasternEuro

Belgium
PwrIndx: 1.0281, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union

Bulgaria
PwrIndx: 1.0486, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union; EasternEuro; Balkan

Croatia
PwrIndx: 1.0731, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union; Balkan

Slovakia
PwrIndx: 1.3204, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union; EasternEuro

Albania
PwrIndx: 1.8465, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; Balkan

Lithuania
PwrIndx: 1.9381, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union

Latvia
PwrIndx: 2.1922, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union

Estonia
PwrIndx: 2.3326, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union

Slovenia
PwrIndx: 2.3869, GFP Affiliations: Europe; NATO; European Union; Balkan