Total Available Manpower Fit for Military Service by Country

Because having the most people matters not in a business where participants must be fit to fight.

Despite the use of technology, victory in wars inevitably and ultimately comes down to available manpower. This is a crucial factor in the GFP ranking as it represents the portion of a given population that is (theoretically) available to assist in a war effort. This assumes able-bodied souls suitable for the fighting and material production involved in waging a long-running campaign. Manpower Fit-for-Military-Service is used by the GFP final ranking to further refine a nation's overall military strength. Those nations with inherently large overall populations will, rather appropriately, be capable of offering more personnel that are fit for military service.

The data presented below is through 2016.