US Remains World’s Most Powerful Military, Pakistan Ranks 7th: Where Does India Stand?
Written by Sanjay Kumar
News highlights
- The United States holds the title for possessing the most powerful military force globally, according to Global Firepower.
- The United Kingdom has advanced to the fifth position in terms of military strength, surpassing its eighth-place ranking from the previous year.
- Pakistan has entered the top 10 nations with the most powerful militaries, securing the seventh spot in the 2023 Military Strength list.
Global Firepower, a renowned data website specializing in defense-related information, has declared the United States as the world’s most dominant military force. Russia and China hold the second and third positions respectively, with India securing the fourth spot. The recently published 2023 Military Strength list evaluates over 60 factors and sheds light on nations with relatively weaker military forces, such as Bhutan and Iceland.
Global Firepower takes into account diverse criteria, including the number of military units, financial resources, logistical capabilities, and geographical considerations, to determine the overall score for each nation.
“Our unique, in-house formula allows for smaller (and) more technologically-advanced nations to compete with larger (and) lesser-developed powers… special modifiers, in the form of bonuses and penalties, are applied to further refine the list which is compiled annually. Trends do not necessarily indicate a declining power as changes to the GFP formula can also account for this.”
The report covers 145 countries and provides a comparison of each nation’s year-on-year ranking changes. The following are the top 10 countries with the most powerful militaries:
- United States
- Russia
- China
- India
- United Kingdom
- South Korea
- Pakistan
- Japan
- France
- Italy
Conversely, the report also highlights the 10 countries with the least powerful militaries:
- Bhutan
- Benin
- Moldova
- Somalia
- Liberia
- Suriname
- Belize
- Central African Republic
- Iceland
- Sierra Leone
The top four nations remain the same as in the 2022 Global Firepower list. However, the United Kingdom has risen from eighth to fifth place in terms of military strength, indicating a notable shift in rankings from the previous year. South Korea retains its sixth position from last year.
An interesting development is Pakistan entering the top 10, securing the seventh spot. On the other hand, Japan and France, which held the fifth and seventh positions respectively in the previous year, have dropped to eighth and ninth this year.
Despite ongoing conflicts and Russia’s “special operation” invasion of Ukraine in February of the previous year, Russia maintains its second position. The rankings reflect the evolving dynamics and complexities of global military capabilities, underscoring the continuous assessment of various factors influencing military strength.
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