×
Home 2023 Ranking Compare Countries Countries List Coalitions Builder Airpower Land Forces Naval Forces

Powers on the Rise (2023)



GLOBAL FIREPOWER | NATIONS

Showcasing the national military powers based on growth in strength trend for 2023.



The following list showcases current world military powers, based on the GFP formula, showing a rising trend. Results are ranked by PwrIndx score. There are a total of 53 countries included in the Powers on the Rise (2023) annual defense review.
Space photograph of the planet earth.


1
United Kingdom
UKD
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1435
2
Pakistan
PAK
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1694
3
Indonesia
INO
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2221
4
Ukraine
UKR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2516
5
Vietnam
VET
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2855
6
Poland
POL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3406
7
Thailand
THL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3738
8
Argentina
ARG
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4243
9
Singapore
SNG
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4613
10
Mexico
MEX
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4687
11
Philippines
PHL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.4811
12
Bangladesh
BNG
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5871
13
Portugal
POR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.6116
14
Malaysia
MLY
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.6189
15
Ethiopia
ETH
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7979
16
Denmark
DEN
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8011
17
Finland
FIN
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8099
18
Hungary
HUN
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8643
19
Angola
ANG
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.8732
20
Serbia
SRB
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.9571


21
Bulgaria
BUL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.9757
22
Qatar
QTR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.1296
23
Cuba
CUB
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.1523
24
Sri Lanka
SRL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.2478
25
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.3055
26
Yemen
YEM
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.3985
27
Bolivia
BOL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4339
28
Bahrain
BAH
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.4511
29
Uganda
UGA
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.6264
30
Georgia
GEO
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7181
31
Paraguay
PAR
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7863
32
Ireland
IRE
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.8161
33
Albania
ALB
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.8466
34
Honduras
HON
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.8851
35
Armenia
ARM
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9137
36
Uruguay
URU
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.9269
37
Mongolia
MGL
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0263
38
Cameroon
CAM
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0296
39
Tanzania
TNZ
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0387
40
Estonia
EST
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0686


41
Ivory Coast
IVC
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.0881
42
North Macedonia
MAC
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.1717
43
Lebanon
LEB
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.2381
44
Mozambique
MOZ
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.2895
45
Eritrea
ERI
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.2956
46
Laos
LAO
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.3168
47
Nicaragua
NIC
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.5685
48
Burkina Faso
BKF
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.6607
49
Namibia
NAM
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.7081
50
Luxembourg
LUX
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.8202
51
Montenegro
MTN
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 2.8704
52
Kosovo
KOS
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.2863
53
Iceland
ICE
up arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 3.4845
Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Cookies


National flag of Afghanistan National flag of Albania National flag of Algeria National flag of Angola National flag of Argentina National flag of Armenia National flag of Australia National flag of Austria National flag of Azerbaijan National flag of Bahrain National flag of Bangladesh National flag of Belarus National flag of Belgium National flag of Beliz National flag of Benin National flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina National flag of Brazil National flag of Bulgaria National flag of Cambodia National flag of Canada National flag of Chile National flag of China National flag of Colombia National flag of Croatia National flag of Czechia National flag of Denmark National flag of Ecuador National flag of Egypt National flag of Eritrea National flag of Estonia National flag of Ethiopia National flag of Finland National flag of France National flag of Germany National flag of Greece National flag of Hungary National flag of Iceland National flag of India National flag of Indonesia National flag of Iran National flag of Iraq National flag of Israel National flag of Italy National flag of Japan National flag of Jordan National flag of Kazakhstan National flag of Kenya National flag of Kuwait National flag of Luxembourg National flag of Malaysia National flag of Mexico National flag of Myanmar National flag of the Netherlands National flag of New Zealand National flag of Nigeria National flag of North Korea National flag of Norway National flag of Oman National flag of Pakistan National flag of Peru National flag of the Philippines National flag of Poland National flag of Portugal National flag of Qatar National flag of Romania National flag of Russia National flag of Saudi Arabia National flag of Senegal National flag of Serbia National flag of Singapore National flag of Slovakia National flag of Slovenia National flag of Somalia National flag of South Africa National flag of South Korea National flag of South Sudan National flag of Spain National flag of Sweden National flag of Switzerland National flag of Syria National flag of Taiwan National flag of Thailand National flag of Tunisia National flag of Turkey National flag of Turkmenistan National flag of Ukraine National flag of the United Arab Emirates National flag of the United Kingdom (Britain) National flag of the United States National flag of Uzbekistan National flag of Venezuela National flag of Vietnam National flag of Yemen


The GlobalFirepower.com logo is a trademark of this website and is protected by all applicable domestic and international intellectual property laws. The published content of the pages contained herein is unique to this website (unless where indicated) and not for reuse in any form. About: GlobalFirepower.com is an annually-updated, statistics-based website tracking defense-related information of 145 nations and exists as a wholly-independent resource. Part of the Military Factory network of sites that includes MilitaryFactory.com, WDMMA.org, and WDMMW.org. No A.I. was used in the generation of this content; site is 100% curated by humans.
WARPOWER SERIES: Warpower:Australia | Warpower:China | Warpower:Taiwan | Warpower:Bangladesh | Warpower:India | Warpower:Indonesia | Warpower:NorthKorea | Warpower:Philippines | Warpower:Poland | Warpower:Turkiye | Warpower:UK | Warpower:Ukraine | Warpower:US

©2023 www.GlobalFirepower.com • All Rights Reserved • Content ©2006-2023 (17yrs)