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2024 Military Strength Ranking



GFP | ANNUAL RANKING

Ranking the nations of the world based on current available firepower.



The finalized Global Firepower ranking below utilizes over 60 individual factors to determine a given nation's PowerIndex ('PwrIndx') score with categories ranging from quantity of military units and financial standing to logistical capabilities and geography.

Our unique, in-house formula allows for smaller, more technologically-advanced, nations to compete with larger, lesser-developed powers and special modifiers, in the form of bonuses and penalties, are applied to further refine the list which is compiled annually. Color arrows (Green, Gray, and Red) indicate the year-over-year trend comparison (Up, Stable, Down). Trends do not necessarily indicate a declining power as changes to the GFP formula can also account for this.

For the 2024 GFP review, a total of 145 world powers are considered.

Note: A perfect PwrIndx score is 0.0000 which is realistically unattainable in the scope of the current GFP formula; as such, the smaller the PwrIndx value, the more 'powerful' a nation's conventional fighting capability is.
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1
United States
USA
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.0699
2
Russia
RUS
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.0702
3
China
CHN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.0706
4
India
IND
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1023
5
South Korea
SKO
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1416
6
United Kingdom
UKD
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1443
7
Japan
JPN
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1601
8
Turkiye
TKY
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1697
9
Pakistan
PAK
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1711
10
Italy
ITA
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1863
11
France
FRA
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1878
12
Brazil
BRA
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1944
13
Indonesia
INO
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2251
14
Iran
IRN
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2269
15
Egypt
EGY
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2283
16
Australia
AUS
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2515
17
Israel
ISR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2596
18
Ukraine
UKR
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2598
19
Germany
GER
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2847
20
Spain
SPN
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2882
21
Poland
POL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2917
22
Vietnam
VET
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3158
23
Saudi Arabia
SAR
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3235
24
Taiwan
TWN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3302
25
Thailand
THL
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3389
26
Algeria
ALG
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3589
27
Canada
CAN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3813
28
Argentina
ARG
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3823
29
Sweden
SWE
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4009
30
Singapore
SNG
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4087
31
Mexico
MEX
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4274
32
Greece
GRE
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4349
33
South Africa
SAF
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4632
34
Philippines
PHL
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4691
35
Myanmar
MYA
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5251
36
North Korea
NKO
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5313
37
Bangladesh
BNG
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5419
38
Portugal
POR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5609
39
Nigeria
NGA
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5619
40
Netherlands
NTH
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5644
41
Norway
NOR
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5664
42
Malaysia
MLY
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5992
43
Switzerland
SWZ
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.6097
44
Colombia
COL
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7347
45
Iraq
IRQ
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7441
46
Czechia
CZC
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7706
47
Romania
ROM
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7712
48
Denmark
DEN
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7743
49
Ethiopia
ETH
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7938
50
Finland
FIN
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7967
51
United Arab Emirates
UAE
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8083
52
Chile
CHI
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8128
53
Peru
PER
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8475
54
Hungary
HUN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8478
55
Angola
ANG
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8702
56
Serbia
SRB
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.9038
57
Venezuela
VEN
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.9447
58
Kazakhstan
KAZ
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.9495
59
Azerbaijan
AZR
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.9934
60
Syria
SYR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.0026
61
Morocco
MOR
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.0081
62
Bulgaria
BUL
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.0132
63
Qatar
QTR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.0789
64
Belarus
BLR
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.0901
65
Uzbekistan
UZB
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.1069
66
Croatia
CRO
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.1333
67
New Zealand
NWZ
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.1844
68
Cuba
CUB
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.1869
69
Slovakia
SLK
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.1891
70
Belgium
BEL
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.2064
71
Austria
AST
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.2351
72
Ecuador
ECU
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.2388
73
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.2491
74
Tunisia
TUN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.2881
75
Sri Lanka
SRL
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.3459
76
Sudan
SDN
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4119
77
Kuwait
KUW
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4261
78
Oman
OMA
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4448
79
Libya
LBY
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4449
80
Jordan
JOR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4651
81
Yemen
YEM
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4692
82
Bolivia
BOL
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4851
83
Turkmenistan
TKM
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4906
84
Georgia
GEO
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.6969
85
Paraguay
PAR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7053
86
Bahrain
BAH
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7163
87
Estonia
EST
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7237
88
Lithuania
LIT
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7395
89
Kenya
KEN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7629
90
Albania
ALB
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.8188
91
Slovenia
SLV
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.8286
92
Mozambique
MOZ
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.8377
93
Chad
CHD
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.8607
94
Ireland
IRE
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.8779
95
Honduras
HON
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9629
96
Uruguay
URU
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9695
97
Zambia
ZAM
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9851
98
Ivory Coast
IVC
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9869
99
Latvia
LAT
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9911
100
Kyrgyzstan
KYR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0057
101
Zimbabwe
ZIM
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0352
102
Armenia
ARM
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0583
103
Tanzania
TNZ
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0587
104
Cameroon
CAM
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0599
105
Mongolia
MGL
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1079
106
Mali
MAL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1115
107
Tajikistan
TJK
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1265
108
Guatemala
GUA
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1301
109
Luxembourg
LUX
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1458
110
North Macedonia
MAC
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1717
111
Cambodia
CMB
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1725
112
Laos
LAO
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.2071
113
Ghana
GHA
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.2358
114
Uganda
UGA
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.2405
115
Afghanistan
AFG
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.2715
116
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BOS
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.3996
117
Eritrea
ERI
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.4152
118
Lebanon
LEB
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.4283
119
South Sudan
SSD
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.4376
120
Nicaragua
NIC
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.4889
121
Niger
NGR
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.5988
122
Republic of the Congo
ROC
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.7282
123
Dominican Republic
DOM
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.7431
124
Namibia
NAM
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.7652
125
El Salvador
ESL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.8204
126
Botswana
BOT
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.8353
127
Burkina Faso
BKF
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.8501
128
Nepal
NEP
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.8962
129
Montenegro
MTN
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.9109
130
Senegal
SEN
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.9117
131
Mauritania
MAU
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.9277
132
Gabon
GAB
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.9517
133
Madagascar
MAD
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.0655
134
Panama
PAN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.3388
135
Kosovo
KOS
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.4115
136
Iceland
ICE
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.5038
137
Central African Republic
CAR
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.5316
138
Sierra Leone
SLE
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.5433
139
Beliz
BLZ
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.6437
140
Liberia
LIB
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.7262
141
Benin
BEN
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.8912
142
Somalia
SOM
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.9006
143
Suriname
SRN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.9038
144
Moldova
MOL
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 4.2311
145
Bhutan
BUT
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 6.3704

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