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2023 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 2023 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: 0.0712
2
Russia
RUS
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.0714
3
China
CHN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.0722
4
India
IND
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1025
5
United Kingdom
UKD
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1435
6
South Korea
SKO
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1505
7
Pakistan
PAK
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PwrIndx: 0.1694
8
Japan
JPN
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1711
9
France
FRA
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1848
10
Italy
ITA
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1973
11
Turkiye
TKY
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2016
12
Brazil
BRA
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2151
13
Indonesia
INO
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2221
14
Egypt
EGY
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2224
15
Ukraine
UKR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2516
16
Australia
AUS
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2567
17
Iran
IRN
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2712
18
Israel
ISR
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2757
19
Vietnam
VET
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2855
20
Poland
POL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3406
21
Spain
SPN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3556
22
Saudi Arabia
SAR
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3626
23
Taiwan
TWN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3639
24
Thailand
THL
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PwrIndx: 0.3738
25
Germany
GER
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3881
26
Algeria
ALG
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3911
27
Canada
CAN
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3956
28
Argentina
ARG
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PwrIndx: 0.4243
29
Singapore
SNG
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PwrIndx: 0.4613
30
Greece
GRE
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4621
31
Mexico
MEX
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PwrIndx: 0.4687
32
Philippines
PHL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4811
33
South Africa
SAF
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4885
34
North Korea
NKO
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5118
35
Norway
NOR
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5289
36
Nigeria
NGA
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5587
37
Sweden
SWE
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5679
38
Myanmar
MYA
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5768
39
Netherlands
NTH
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5801
40
Bangladesh
BNG
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PwrIndx: 0.5871
41
Portugal
POR
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PwrIndx: 0.6116
42
Malaysia
MLY
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.6189
43
Colombia
COL
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7011
44
Switzerland
SWZ
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7191
45
Iraq
IRQ
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7365
46
Chile
CHI
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7712
47
Romania
ROM
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7735
48
Czechia
CZC
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7849
49
Ethiopia
ETH
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PwrIndx: 0.7979
50
Denmark
DEN
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PwrIndx: 0.8011
51
Finland
FIN
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8099
52
Venezuela
VEN
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8228
53
Peru
PER
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8466
54
Hungary
HUN
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PwrIndx: 0.8643
55
Angola
ANG
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PwrIndx: 0.8732
56
United Arab Emirates
UAE
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8978
57
Azerbaijan
AZR
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.9391
58
Serbia
SRB
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PwrIndx: 0.9571
59
Bulgaria
BUL
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PwrIndx: 0.9757
60
Belarus
BLR
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.0485
61
Morocco
MOR
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.0524
62
Uzbekistan
UZB
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.0692
63
Kazakhstan
KAZ
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.0873
64
Syria
SYR
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.1095
65
Qatar
QTR
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PwrIndx: 1.1296
66
Cuba
CUB
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.1523
67
Slovakia
SLK
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.1789
68
Belgium
BEL
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.1836
69
Croatia
CRO
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.2141
70
Ecuador
ECU
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.2181
71
Sri Lanka
SRL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.2478
72
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.3055
73
Tunisia
TUN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.3243
74
Yemen
YEM
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.3985
75
Sudan
SDN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4079
76
Oman
OMA
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4081
77
Bolivia
BOL
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PwrIndx: 1.4339
78
Kuwait
KUW
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PwrIndx: 1.4441
79
Bahrain
BAH
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PwrIndx: 1.4511
80
Libya
LBY
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4718
81
Jordan
JOR
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.5098
82
Turkmenistan
TKM
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.5986
83
Uganda
UGA
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PwrIndx: 1.6264
84
Austria
AST
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.6543
85
Georgia
GEO
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7181
86
Slovenia
SLV
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7261
87
Kenya
KEN
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7701
88
Paraguay
PAR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7863
89
Zambia
ZAM
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7896
90
Ireland
IRE
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.8161
91
Albania
ALB
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.8466
92
Honduras
HON
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.8851
93
Lithuania
LIT
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9026
94
Armenia
ARM
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9137
95
Latvia
LAT
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9161
96
Uruguay
URU
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9269
97
Chad
CHD
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9751
98
Zimbabwe
ZIM
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9787
99
Mongolia
MGL
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PwrIndx: 2.0263
100
Cameroon
CAM
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PwrIndx: 2.0296
101
Tanzania
TNZ
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0387
102
Guatemala
GUA
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0419
103
New Zealand
NWZ
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0617
104
Estonia
EST
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PwrIndx: 2.0686
105
Ivory Coast
IVC
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0881
106
Cambodia
CMB
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1321
107
Kyrgyzstan
KYR
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1703
108
North Macedonia
MAC
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1717
109
Ghana
GHA
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1741
110
Mali
MAL
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1992
111
Lebanon
LEB
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.2381
112
Mozambique
MOZ
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.2895
113
Eritrea
ERI
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.2956
114
Afghanistan
AFG
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.3118
115
Laos
LAO
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.3168
116
South Sudan
SSD
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.5261
117
Nicaragua
NIC
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.5685
118
Dominican Republic
DOM
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.5742
119
Niger
NGR
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.6327
120
Tajikistan
TJK
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.6403
121
Burkina Faso
BKF
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PwrIndx: 2.6607
122
Republic of the Congo
ROC
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.6648
123
Namibia
NAM
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PwrIndx: 2.7081
124
Botswana
BOT
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.7851
125
Senegal
SEN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.7961
126
Luxembourg
LUX
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PwrIndx: 2.8202
127
El Salvador
ESL
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.8583
128
Montenegro
MTN
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PwrIndx: 2.8704
129
Nepal
NEP
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.8728
130
Madagascar
MAD
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.9078
131
Gabon
GAB
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.9235
132
Mauritania
MAU
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.0398
133
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BOS
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PwrIndx: 3.0788
134
Kosovo
KOS
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.2863
135
Panama
PAN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.2877
136
Central African Republic
CAR
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.2931
137
Iceland
ICE
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PwrIndx: 3.4845
138
Sierra Leone
SLE
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.5241
139
Beliz
BLZ
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.7178
140
Suriname
SRN
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PwrIndx: 4.0003
141
Liberia
LIB
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 4.0006
142
Somalia
SOM
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 4.0196
143
Moldova
MOL
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 4.0861
144
Benin
BEN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 4.1269
145
Bhutan
BUT
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 6.2017
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