Military Strength Ranking 2026 — 180 Countries Compared

The ArmySimulator Power Index combines eight weighted components — from defense budgets to nuclear arsenals — into a single 0–100 score for 180 countries. The full ranking for 2026:

Other rankings: Active military personnel · Defense budget (US$) · Main battle tanks · Combat aircraft · Fleet strength score · Estimated nuclear warheads

#CountryOverall Power Index
1🇺🇸 United States99.1
2🇷🇺 Russia93.7
3🇨🇳 China93.5
4🇮🇳 India85.6
5🇫🇷 France74.0
6🇵🇰 Pakistan73.7
7🇬🇧 United Kingdom72.4
8🇰🇵 North Korea71.7
9🇮🇱 Israel70.7
10🇯🇵 Japan70.6
11🇰🇷 South Korea70.6
12🇹🇷 Turkey69.0
13🇪🇬 Egypt68.0
14🇮🇷 Iran66.8
15🇹🇼 Taiwan66.6
16🇮🇹 Italy65.1
17🇩🇪 Germany64.9
18🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia63.5
19🇮🇩 Indonesia63.1
20🇩🇿 Algeria62.7
21🇬🇷 Greece62.7
22🇪🇸 Spain61.9
23🇧🇷 Brazil61.3
24🇵🇱 Poland60.2
25🇺🇦 Ukraine59.8
26🇻🇳 Vietnam59.2
27🇹🇭 Thailand58.8
28🇦🇺 Australia58.0
29🇲🇦 Morocco56.9
30🇸🇬 Singapore56.4
31🇵🇪 Peru55.8
32🇨🇦 Canada55.8
33🇲🇲 Myanmar55.1
34🇨🇱 Chile54.1
35🇧🇩 Bangladesh53.9
36🇦🇿 Azerbaijan52.7
37🇨🇴 Colombia51.8
38🇦🇷 Argentina51.6
39🇷🇴 Romania51.6
40🇿🇦 South Africa51.3
41🇮🇶 Iraq51.2
42🇸🇪 Sweden51.0
43🇳🇱 Netherlands50.6
44🇵🇭 Philippines50.6
45🇯🇴 Jordan50.0
46🇳🇬 Nigeria49.7
47🇴🇲 Oman49.6
48🇲🇾 Malaysia49.6
49🇳🇴 Norway49.5
50🇧🇬 Bulgaria48.6
51🇦🇴 Angola48.5
52🇲🇽 Mexico48.5
53🇸🇩 Sudan48.5
54🇧🇾 Belarus48.4
55🇪🇹 Ethiopia48.2
56🇰🇿 Kazakhstan48.0
57🇺🇿 Uzbekistan47.7
58🇩🇰 Denmark47.4
59🇵🇹 Portugal47.1
60🇶🇦 Qatar47.1
61🇰🇼 Kuwait46.5
62🇪🇨 Ecuador45.4
63🇨🇺 Cuba45.4
64🇱🇰 Sri Lanka45.4
65🇷🇸 Serbia45.3
66🇧🇭 Bahrain44.6
67🇫🇮 Finland44.5
68🇨🇿 Czechia44.2
69🇨🇭 Switzerland43.8
70🇧🇪 Belgium43.7
71🇭🇺 Hungary43.7
72🇦🇲 Armenia43.1
73🇺🇬 Uganda42.4
74🇨🇩 DR Congo42.4
75🇰🇪 Kenya42.3
76🇺🇾 Uruguay41.3
77🇬🇪 Georgia40.7
78🇦🇹 Austria40.4
79🇹🇩 Chad40.4
80🇱🇧 Lebanon40.1
81🇸🇰 Slovakia40.0
82🇹🇳 Tunisia40.0
83🇿🇲 Zambia39.6
84🇹🇿 Tanzania39.1
85🇭🇷 Croatia38.9
86🇿🇼 Zimbabwe38.6
87🇸🇸 South Sudan38.2
88🇲🇷 Mauritania38.1
89🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan37.7
90🇲🇿 Mozambique37.3
91🇩🇴 Dominican Republic36.9
92🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates36.9
93🇲🇳 Mongolia35.7
94🇱🇾 Libya35.4
95🇧🇴 Bolivia35.3
96🇲🇱 Mali35.0
97🇬🇹 Guatemala35.0
98🇭🇳 Honduras34.8
99🇳🇦 Namibia34.5
100🇨🇾 Cyprus34.3
101🇻🇪 Venezuela34.3
102🇳🇿 New Zealand34.3
103🇨🇲 Cameroon34.2
104🇹🇬 Togo34.2
105🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina34.1
106🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo33.9
107🇸🇮 Slovenia33.8
108🇳🇮 Nicaragua33.7
109🇧🇼 Botswana33.7
110🇬🇭 Ghana33.6
111🇷🇼 Rwanda33.4
112🇨🇮 Ivory Coast32.9
113🇲🇰 North Macedonia32.9
114🇰🇭 Cambodia32.5
115🇧🇮 Burundi32.5
116🇳🇪 Niger32.5
117🇹🇯 Tajikistan32.2
118🇬🇳 Guinea32.0
119🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea31.8
120🇧🇫 Burkina Faso31.8
121🇳🇵 Nepal31.7
122🇦🇱 Albania31.7
123🇵🇾 Paraguay31.4
124🇬🇦 Gabon31.2
125🇪🇷 Eritrea31.1
126🇸🇻 El Salvador31.0
127🇧🇳 Brunei30.9
128🇦🇫 Afghanistan30.0
129🇱🇹 Lithuania29.6
130🇱🇻 Latvia29.3
131🇸🇳 Senegal29.3
132🇪🇪 Estonia29.3
133🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea28.7
134🇮🇪 Ireland28.5
135🇸🇴 Somalia27.8
136🇲🇬 Madagascar27.7
137🇹🇲 Turkmenistan27.5
138🇯🇲 Jamaica27.3
139🇲🇼 Malawi27.2
140🇲🇪 Montenegro27.2
141🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau26.9
142🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago26.8
143🇧🇯 Benin26.8
144🇬🇾 Guyana26.2
145🇸🇱 Sierra Leone25.9
146🇲🇹 Malta25.9
147🇱🇺 Luxembourg25.9
148🇨🇫 Central African Republic25.8
149🇲🇩 Moldova25.6
150🇽🇰 Kosovo25.4
151🇫🇯 Fiji25.0
152🇬🇲 Gambia24.8
153🇸🇿 Eswatini24.7
154🇱🇸 Lesotho24.6
155🇹🇱 Timor-Leste23.9
156🇱🇷 Liberia23.5
157🇧🇿 Belize23.4
158🇨🇻 Cape Verde22.4
159🇭🇹 Haiti22.0
160🇸🇨 Seychelles21.7
161🇾🇪 Yemen21.1
162🇱🇦 Laos19.9
163🇸🇾 Syria19.7
164🇲🇺 Mauritius17.0
165🇲🇻 Maldives11.5
166🇩🇯 Djibouti10.9
167🇧🇹 Bhutan10.0
168🇸🇷 Suriname8.8
169🇧🇸 Bahamas7.5
170🇰🇲 Comoros7.1
171🇹🇴 Tonga6.8
172🇧🇧 Barbados6.6
173🇸🇲 San Marino6.3
174🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis5.9
175🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe5.9
176🇲🇨 Monaco5.7
177🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda5.5
178🇵🇦 Panama1.8
179🇨🇷 Costa Rica1.0
180🇮🇸 Iceland0.0

Sources and index weights: methodology.