Most powerful military countries 2020

Battlefields are constantly evolving, leading countries around the world to pump hundreds of billions of dollars each year into their armed forces in a race to develop the most advanced training, technology and weaponry.

As of 2020, Global Firepower, a website that tracks military strength, says the following five armies are the most powerful, based on a rank given to them after looking at how they compare in categories “ranging from military might and financials to logistical capability and geography”

10. Brazil

Brazil military
Brazil

PowerIndex: 0.1988

Population: 208,846,892

Available manpower: 107,764,996

Reaching military age annually: 3,383,821

Active personnel: 334,500

Reserve personnel: 1,340,000

Aircraft strength: 715

Combat tanks: 437

Naval assets: 112

9. Egypt

egypt military
Egypt

PowerIndex: 0.1889

Population: 99,413,317

Available manpower: 42,946,553

Reaching military age annually: 1,551,229

Active personnel: 440,000

Reserve personnel: 480,000

Aircraft strength: 1,054

Combat tanks: 4,295

Naval assets: 316

8. United Kingdom

British Army Snow
United Kingdom

PowerIndex: 0.1768

Population: 65,105,246

Available manpower: 29,948,413

Reaching military age annually: 745,117

Active personnel: 192,660

Reserve personnel: 83,000

Aircraft strength: 733

Combat tanks: 227

Naval assets: 88

7. France

France military

PowerIndex: 0.1702

Population: 67,364,357

Available manpower: 30,111,868

Reaching military age annually: 776,483 

Active personnel: 268,000

Reserve personnel: 183,635

Aircraft strength: 1,229

Combat tanks: 528

Naval assets: 180

6. South Korea

South korea military
South korea

PowerIndex: 0.1488

Population: 51,418,097

Available manpower: 25,709,049

Reaching military age annually: 632,443

Active personnel: 580,000

Reserve personnel: 3,100,000

Aircraft strength: 1,649

Combat tanks: 2,614

Naval assets: 234

5. Japan

japan military

PowerIndex: 0.1441

Population: 126,168,156

Available manpower: 53,873,803

Reaching military age annually: 11,782,201

Active personnel: 247,160

Reserve personnel: 56,000

Aircraft strength: 1,561 

Combat tanks: 1,004

Naval assets: 155

4. India

india military
India

PowerIndex: 0.0953

Population: 1,296,834,042

Available manpower: 622,480,340

Reaching military age annually: 23,116,044

Active personnel: 1,444,000

Reserve personnel: 2,100,000

Aircraft strength: 2,123

Combat tanks: 4,292

Naval assets: 285

3. China

china military
China

PowerIndex: 0.0691

Population: 1,384,688,986

Available manpower: 752,855,402

Reaching military age annually: 19,614,518

Active personnel: 2,183,000

Reserve personnel: 510,000

Aircraft strength: 3,210

Combat tanks: 3,500

Naval assets: 777

2. Russia

russia military
Russia

PowerIndex: 0.0681

Population: 142,122,776

Available manpower: 69,640,160

Reaching military age annually: 1,306,449

Active personnel: 1,013,628

Reserve personnel: 2,000,000

Aircraft strength: 4,163

Combat tanks: 12,950

Naval assets: 603

1. United States

USA military
USA MIlitary

PowerIndex: 0.0606

Population: 329,256,465

Available manpower: 144,872,845

Reaching military age annually: 4,188,274

Active personnel: 1,400,000

Reserve personnel: 860,000

Aircraft strength: 13,264

Combat tanks: 6,289Naval assets: 490

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