Largest Navies in the World 2026 — Fleet Strength Ranked

Composite fleet score: carriers ×10, nuclear submarines ×6, cruisers ×4, destroyers ×3, frigates and amphibious ships ×2, corvettes and conventional submarines counted individually.

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

#	Country	Fleet strength score
1	🇺🇸 United States	915
2	🇨🇳 China	686
3	🇷🇺 Russia	402
4	🇮🇳 India	209
5	🇯🇵 Japan	200
6	🇰🇵 North Korea	171
7	🇰🇷 South Korea	130
8	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	118
9	🇮🇩 Indonesia	104
10	🇫🇷 France	102
11	🇹🇼 Taiwan	91
12	🇮🇹 Italy	78
13	🇪🇬 Egypt	77
14	🇹🇷 Turkey	76
15	🇮🇷 Iran	65
16	🇵🇰 Pakistan	58
17	🇬🇷 Greece	58
18	🇩🇿 Algeria	50
19	🇪🇸 Spain	45
20	🇵🇭 Philippines	43
21	🇻🇳 Vietnam	42
22	🇦🇺 Australia	41
23	🇩🇪 Germany	40
24	🇵🇪 Peru	39
25	🇹🇭 Thailand	37
26	🇸🇬 Singapore	36
27	🇧🇷 Brazil	35
28	🇨🇦 Canada	32
29	🇨🇱 Chile	32
30	🇨🇴 Colombia	32
31	🇳🇱 Netherlands	30
32	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	26
33	🇵🇱 Poland	21
34	🇦🇷 Argentina	20
35	🇳🇴 Norway	20
36	🇮🇱 Israel	17
37	🇲🇲 Myanmar	17
38	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	16
39	🇲🇦 Morocco	16
40	🇲🇾 Malaysia	16
41	🇵🇹 Portugal	16
42	🇸🇪 Sweden	15
43	🇪🇨 Ecuador	14
44	🇻🇪 Venezuela	14
45	🇩🇰 Denmark	13
46	🇿🇦 South Africa	12
47	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	11
48	🇷🇴 Romania	10
49	🇴🇲 Oman	10
50	🇲🇽 Mexico	10
51	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	7
52	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	7
53	🇸🇾 Syria	7
54	🇺🇦 Ukraine	5
55	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4
56	🇧🇪 Belgium	4
57	🇺🇾 Uruguay	4
58	🇱🇾 Libya	4
59	🇳🇿 New Zealand	4
60	🇪🇷 Eritrea	4
61	🇧🇳 Brunei	4
62	🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	4
63	🇳🇬 Nigeria	3
64	🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	3
65	🇨🇺 Cuba	2
66	🇧🇭 Bahrain	2
67	🇲🇷 Mauritania	2

Sources and index weights: methodology.