2024 Military Strength Ranking: US Tops, Bhutan At The Bottom, India At 4, Pakistan at 9

[Cricket Warrior]

The United States has the most powerful military globally, followed by Russia and China in second and third place, respectively. India holds the fourth position, as reported by Global Firepower, a website that keeps track of global defence information.

Global Firepower's Military Strength Rankings for 2024 assess 145 countries, taking into account more than 60 factors such as the number of troops, military equipment, financial stability, geographic location, and available resources. These factors together determine a PowerIndex score, where lower scores indicate stronger military capabilities.

Global Firepower said in a release that "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."

This multi-faceted approach aims to paint a more complete picture of military capabilities beyond raw firepower. By factoring in economic strength, logistical efficiency, and even geography, Global Firepower hopes to offer a more nuanced understanding of global military landscapes.

The report includes 145 countries and also examines how each nation's ranking has changed from one year to the next.

Here are the top 10 countries with the most powerful militaries in the world:

1. United States
2. Russia
3. China
4. India
5. South Korea
6. United Kingdom
7. Japan
8. Turkiye
9. Pakistan
10. Italy

Here are the 10 countries with the least powerful militaries in the world:

1. Bhutan
2. Moldova
3. Suriname
4. Somalia
5. Benin
6. Liberia
7. Belize
8. Sierra Leone
9. Central African Republic
10. Iceland

2024 Military Strength Ranking: US Tops, Bhutan At The Bottom, India At...

Global Firepower, the leading authority on military might, has released its annual ranking of the world's most powerful armed forces.

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[hassan918]

If you see the economies of the top 10 countries, they are far ahead than Pakistan which is a concern for a common man in Pakistan.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

I will feel proud when we come in the list of the top 10 fast growing countries rather than these military rankings which are mostly fake.

 

[FearlessRoar]

India ranked above Britain and Pakistan.

All these hype only to get banged by a bunch of ragtag tribal kuki militias in the Manipur border

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Doesn't mean anything. Afghanistan isn't even in the rankings yet they resisted all the top ranked nations put together.

 

[JaDed]

India ranked above Britain and Pakistan.

All these hype only to get banged by a bunch of ragtag tribal kuki militias in the Manipur border

Yeah don’t worry no country can launch a missile on the country , use Drones on our citizens and get away with it.

 

[Theanonymousone]

India ranked above Britain and Pakistan.

All these hype only to get banged by a bunch of ragtag tribal kuki militias in the Manipur border

Military is the last resort for civilian unrest for any nation with a considerable strength.

We are seeing whats happening in countries where military is actively involving in daily civilian affairs and their horrible status.

 

[Theanonymousone]

Doesn't mean anything. Afghanistan isn't even in the rankings yet they resisted all the top ranked nations put together.

Don't think this statement makes much sense. If at all Afganistan had a decent military strength, they would have resisted western nations in the first place, even more so not becoming a tool in the cold war and could have protected their own sovereignty.

 

[Champ_Pal]

India ranked above Britain and Pakistan.

All these hype only to get banged by a bunch of ragtag tribal kuki militias in the Manipur border

Indian military cannot use full military force on its own citizens.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Don't think this statement makes much sense. If at all Afganistan had a decent military strength, they would have resisted western nations in the first place, even more so not becoming a tool in the cold war and could have protected their own sovereignty.

If it doesn't make sense to you then it probably won't even with any amount of explanation so don't worry about it.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Its pity that despite having a strong and good army we could not claim Kashmir back especially during India China war in 1962 and advantage of 2 front wars

 

[JaDed]

Its pity that despite having a strong and good army we could not claim Kashmir back especially during India China war in 1962 and advantage of 2 front wars

From multiple sources it was because of US, same country that didn’t help Pakistan during 1971.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Its pity that despite having a strong and good army we could not claim Kashmir back especially during India China war in 1962 and advantage of 2 front wars

Wars are never between two countries these days. In fact usually the two countries with the most at stake don't even do the fighting, they'll have their proxies do it for them.

 

[Major]

Doesn't mean anything. Afghanistan isn't even in the rankings yet they resisted all the top ranked nations put together.

keep convincing yourself that.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

keep convincing yourself that.

This is the stance of the British media, not really my personal view. Withdrawing from Afghanistan along with the rest of NATO to leave it under Taliban rule was considered a humiliation.