Using over
55 factors to determine a country’s PowerIndex score, the Global
Firepower 2018 list ranks the most powerful military nations in the
world. Of the 136 advanced and lesser developed nations included, the
parameters include their geographical location, natural resource
reliance, manpower and current economic health. It must be noted that
nuclear capability and current political/military leadership is not
taken into account. Also, land-locked nations are not penalized for not
having a standing navy. Here's a look at the some most powerful military
nations, according to the list, as of April 14, 2018.
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10. Germany
Population: 80,594,017
Reaching military age annually: 791,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 178,641/30,000
Aircraft strength: 714
Combat tanks: 432
Naval assets: 81 |
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9. Turkey
Population: 80,845,215
Reaching military age annually: 1,375,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 350,000/360,565
Aircraft strength: 1,056
Combat tanks: 2,446
Naval assets: 194 |
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8. Japan
Population: 126,451,398
Reaching military age annually: 1,215,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 247,157/63,300
Aircraft strength: 1,508
Combat tanks: 679
Naval assets: 131 |
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7. South Korea
Population: 51,181,299
Reaching military age annually: 690,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 625,000/5,202,250
Aircraft strength: 1,560
Combat tanks: 2,654
Naval assets: 166 |
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6. UK
Population: 64,769,452
Reaching military age annually: 750,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 197,730/81,500
Aircraft strength: 832
Combat tanks: 227
Naval assets: 76
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5. France
Population: 67,106,161
Reaching military age annually: 775,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 205,000/183,635
Aircraft strength: 1,262
Combat tanks: 406
Naval assets: 118
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4. India
Population: 1,281,935,911
Reaching military age annually: 22,900,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 1,362,500/2,844,750
Aircraft strength: 2,185
Combat tanks: 4,426
Naval assets: 295
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3. China
Population: 1,379,302,771
Reaching military age annually: 19,550,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 2,183,000/510,000
Aircraft strength: 3,035
Combat tanks: 7,716
Naval assets: 714
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2. Russia
Population: 142,257,519
Reaching military age annually: 1,355,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 1,013,628/2,572,500
Aircraft strength: 3,914
Combat tanks: 20,300
Naval assets: 352
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1. United States
Population: 326,625,791
Reaching military age annually: 4,220,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 1,281,900/801,200
Aircraft strength: 13,362
Combat tanks: 5,884
Naval assets: 415
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17. Pakistan
Population: 204,924,861
Reaching military age annually: 4,345,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 637,000/282,000
Aircraft strength: 1,281
Combat tanks: 2,182
Naval assets: 197
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