Revealed: Countries with the strongest military forces in the world, 2024
Most Powerful Countries in the World by Military Strength: According to the CEOWORLD magazine’s ranking of military forces for the year 2024, the United States has been ranked first in the world for military strength, followed by Russia at second, China at third, India at fourth and South Korea at fifth. South Korea has overtaken the UK to take fifth place, while France did not manage to rank among the top 10 militaries of the world. The list also suggests that the weakest armies in the world belong to Benin (141), Somalia (142), Suriname (143), Moldova (144) and Bhutan (145).
Most Powerful Countries in the World by Military Strength, 2024
| Rank | Coutry | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 98.48 |
| 2 | Russia | 98.3 |
| 3 | China | 98.16 |
| 4 | India | 97.94 |
| 5 | South Korea | 97.91 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 97.81 |
| 7 | Japan | 97.28 |
| 8 | Turkiye | 97.14 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 96.95 |
| 10 | Italy | 96.31 |
| 11 | France | 96.31 |
| 12 | Brazil | 95.91 |
| 13 | Indonesia | 95.67 |
| 14 | Iran | 95.59 |
| 15 | Egypt | 95.51 |
| 16 | Australia | 95.08 |
| 17 | Israel | 94.64 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 94.4 |
| 19 | Germany | 94.12 |
| 20 | Spain | 94.04 |
| 21 | Polan | 94.04 |
| 22 | Vietnam | 93.85 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 93.78 |
| 24 | Taiwan | 93.48 |
| 25 | Thailand | 92.41 |
| 26 | Algeria | 92.41 |
| 27 | Canada | 91.83 |
| 28 | Argentina | 91.73 |
| 29 | Sweden | 91.19 |
| 30 | Singapore | 90.7 |
| 31 | Mexico | 90.33 |
| 32 | Greece | 89.85 |
| 33 | South Africa | 89.77 |
| 34 | Philippines | 89.62 |
| 35 | Myanmar | 88.9 |
| 36 | North Korea | 89.1 |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 88.05 |
| 38 | Portugal | 87.73 |
| 39 | Nigeria | 87.6 |
| 40 | Netherlands | 87.39 |
| 41 | Norway | 86.93 |
| 42 | Malaysia | 86.32 |
| 43 | Switzerland | 86.11 |
| 44 | Colombia | 85.99 |
| 45 | Iraq | 85.97 |
| 46 | Czech | 85.79 |
| 47 | Romania | 85.56 |
| 48 | Denmark | 85.53 |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 84.67 |
| 50 | Finland | 84.55 |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 83.93 |
| 52 | Chile | 83.15 |
| 53 | Peru | 82.28 |
| 54 | Hungary | 82.27 |
| 55 | Angola | 82 |
| 56 | Serbia | 81.89 |
| 57 | Venezuela | 81.72 |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 81.70 |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 81.69 |
| 60 | Syria | 81.66 |
| 61 | Morocco | 81.60 |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 81.58 |
| 63 | Qatar | 81.56 |
| 64 | Belarus | 80.93 |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 80.73 |
| 66 | Croatia | 80.27 |
| 67 | New Zealand | 80.22 |
| 68 | Cuba | 80.13 |
| 69 | Slovakia | 79.59 |
| 70 | Belgium | 78.98 |
| 71 | Austria | 78.88 |
| 72 | Ecuador | 78.81 |
| 73 | DR Congo | 78.69 |
| 74 | Tunisia | 78.42 |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 78.22 |
| 76 | Sudan | 77.95 |
| 77 | Kuwait | 77.81 |
| 78 | Oman | 77.41 |
| 79 | Libya | 76.68 |
| 80 | Jordan | 77.23 |
| 81 | Yemen | 75.22 |
| 82 | Bolivia | 74.72 |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 74.62 |
| 84 | Georgia | 74.60 |
| 85 | Paraguay | 73.73 |
| 86 | Behrin | 73.70 |
| 87 | Estonia | 73.66 |
| 88 | Lithuania | 72.98 |
| 89 | Kenya | 72.91 |
| 90 | Albania | 72.73 |
| 91 | Slovenia | 72.56 |
| 92 | Mozambique | 72.33 |
| 93 | Chad | 70.72 |
| 94 | Ireland | 70.59 |
| 95 | Honduras | 70.33 |
| 96 | Uruguay | 70.19 |
| 97 | Zambia | 68.98 |
| 98 | Ivory Cost | 68.73 |
| 99 | Latvia | 68.03 |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 67.97 |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 67.95 |
| 102 | Armenia | 67.89 |
| 103 | Tanzania | 67.52 |
| 104 | Cameroon | 67.27 |
| 105 | Mongolia | 66.52 |
| 106 | Mali | 66.43 |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 65.81 |
| 108 | Guatemala | 65.34 |
| 109 | Luxembourg | 65.2 |
| 110 | North Macedonia | 65.06 |
| 111 | Cambodia | 64.48 |
| 112 | Laos | 64.40 |
| 113 | Ghana | 64.31 |
| 114 | Uganda | 64.09 |
| 115 | Afghanistan | 64.08 |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63.56 |
| 117 | Eritrea | 63.49 |
| 118 | Lebanon | 63.29 |
| 119 | South Sudan | 62.79 |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 62.63 |
| 121 | Niger | 62.28 |
| 122 | Congo | 61.83 |
| 123 | Dominican Republic | 61.79 |
| 124 | Namibia | 61.55 |
| 125 | El Salvador | 61.36 |
| 126 | Botswana | 61.34 |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 61.3 |
| 128 | Nepal | 60.52 |
| 129 | Montenegro | 60.22 |
| 130 | Senegal | 60.04 |
| 131 | Mauritania | 60.03 |
| 132 | Gabon | 59.96 |
| 133 | Madagascar | 59.52 |
| 134 | Panama | 59.4 |
| 135 | Kosovo | 59.28 |
| 136 | Iceland | 59 |
| 137 | Central African Republic | 58.4 |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 57.19 |
| 139 | Beliz | 56.93 |
| 140 | Liberia | 56.91 |
| 141 | Benin | 56.82 |
| 142 | Somalia | 56.74 |
| 143 | Suriname | 56.63 |
| 144 | Moldova | 56.49 |
| 145 | Bhutan | 56.29 |
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