List of countries by level of military equipment

List of countries by level of military equipment

This list displays national troop levels by number of naval combatants, fighter aircraft and nuclear weapons. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made.

Contents

Key

  • ^A Declared nuclear weapon state.
  • ^B Iraq under Saddam Hussein had up to 400,000 active troops.
  • ^C AC - Aircraft Carriers
  • ^D AWS - Amphibious warfare ship
  • ^E Cr - Cruisers
  • ^F D - Destroyers
  • ^G F - Frigates
  • ^H Co - Corvettes
  • ^I PB - Patrol Boats (Includes minesweepers)
  • ^J NS - Nuclear submarines
  • ^K S - Conventional submarines
  • ^L Air - Fighter aircraft
  • ^M AH - Attack Helicopter (includes helicopters that have some attacking capabilities)
  • ^N Nu - Nuclear weapons

List

Country Budget (US$ BN) MBT ACC AWSD CrE DF FG CoH PBI NSJ SK AirL AHM NuN
Total[1][2] 1,531 86,681 22 32 153 320 341 134 333 28,382 22,600
 Afghanistan[3] 0.25 600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0
 Albania[4][3] 0.20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
 Algeria 4.99 1,105 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 4 213 134 0
 Angola 2 300 0 65 0
 Argentina 4.3 348 0 0 4 6 3 0 3 66 0
 Armenia[5] 0.405 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 33 0
 Australia 26.9 59 0 0 3 12 0 20 0 6 103 16 0
 Austria[4] 1.8 233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
 Azerbaijan 7.5 1,200 0 0 0 1 7 40 0 400 200 0
 Bangladesh[6] 0.83 662 0 5 100 0
 Bahrain[4] 0
 Belarus[4] 0.47 1,608 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 0
 Belgium[4] 3.4 132 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 69 NATO shared
 Benin 0
 Bolivia 0.15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
 Botswana 0
 Brazil[7][8][9][10][11][12] 27 581 1 0 0 9 5 0 7 221 13 0
 Brunei 0
 Bulgaria[4] 1.4 430 0 4 3 1 88 0
 Burkina Faso 0
 Burma[13] 7.07 800 0 4 128 0
 Burundi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Cambodia 0.11 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Canada[14][4] 21 201 0 0 3 12 0 12 0 4 103 0 0
 Cape Verde 0
 Central African Republic 0
 Chad 60 0 6 0
 Chile 5.19 350 0 0 0 8 1 0 4 78 0
 Colombia[15] 3.3 0 4 4 42 0
 Cote d'Ivoire 0
 Croatia[4] 1.09 200 0 6 1 10 0
 Cuba 0.2 1,600 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 230 18 0
 Cyprus 0
 Czech Republic[4][16] 1.16 179 0 31 0
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.1 0 0
 Denmark[4] 2.7 57 0 2 4 3 48 0
 Djibouti 0
 Dominican Republic 0 0
 Ecuador 0.91 140 0 2 6 2 0
 Egypt[17][18][19][20] 25 6,224 0 0 2 9 2 130 0 12 700 214 0
 El Salvador 3 0 0
 Equatorial Guinea 0
 Eritrea 0.22 700 0 187 0
 Estonia 3 0
 Ethiopia 0.29 400 0 48 0
 Finland[4] 1.93 124 0 63 0
 France[2][3]A 61.28 406 1 5 0 0 23 15 10 0 306 300
 Germany[3] 46.80 808 0 0 0 15 2 0 4 423 NATO shared
 Greece[4] 10.39 1,268 0 9 14 8 297 0
 Guatemala 0.12 0 10 0
 Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Honduras 0
 Hungary[4] 0.75 12 0 23 0
 India[2][6][21][22][23][24] A 38.3 3,978 1 6 1 18 22 34 32 2 14 780 22 100-120
 Indonesia 5.01 930 0 4 7 0 2 510
 Iran[25][26] 10 1,613 0 0 3 5 2 5 655 0
 Iraq 17.9 197 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
 Ireland 1.6 14 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
 Israel[2][27][28] 16 1,680 0 0 0 10 3 0 5 420 0[note 1]
 Italy[3][4][29][30] 38.2 320 2 3 0 4 12 8 0 6 450 60 NATO shared
 Japan[4][31][32][33] 70.4 902 0 6 1 10 36 24 0 16 374 0
 Jordan 1.39 1,179 0 101 0
 Kazakhstan 1,266 0 181 0
 Kenya 186 0 15 0
 Laos 0.55 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 366 28 0
 Lebanon 0.54 310 0 15 0
 Libya 1.3 800 0 1 3 215 0
 Lithuania 0.65 0 3 2 0
 Malaysia 4.69 64 0 4 4 26 2 226 0
 Mali 0
 Mauritania 0
 Mexico 10.07 567 0 0 2 6 7 0 0 58 0
 Morocco[34][35] 4.1 871 0 2 3 8 102 0
 Nepal 0.1 0 0 0
 Netherlands[36] 12.6 110 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 87 29 NATO shared
 Niger 0
 Nigeria 0.73 0 1 1 51 0
 North Korea[37][38] A 6[39] 3,500 0 0 20 13 70 661 1-9
 Norway[40] 6.2 136 0 3 6 57 0
 Oman 35 0 2 224 0
 Pakistan[21][41][42][43][44][45][46] A 7.8 2,320 0 0 4 14 8 28 0 8 502 110 90-110[46]
 Paraguay 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 People's Republic of China A 100 9,000 1 27 0 26 58 15 10 40 1,500 200
 Peru 0.82 300 0 1 1 8 6 0
 Philippines 1.34 42 0 2 13 275 0
 Poland 10.8 906 0 5 3 5 130 0
 Portugal 137 0 5 7 2 90 0
 Qatar[4] 0
 Romania 2.9 350 0 3 4 1 48 23 0
 Russia[2][6][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55]A 56 [56] 22,710 1 15 5 14 5 0 33 17 1,900 360 12,000
 Rwanda 0 0
 Saudi Arabia[57] 39.2 1,055 0 7 4 287 0
 Serbia 1.4 860 0 81 35 0
 Singapore 7.87 100 0 6 6 4 119 0
 Slovakia 0.91 487 0 4 12 0
 Slovenia 0.55 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 South Africa 3.9 168 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 43 0
 South Korea[21][58][59] 26.5 2,429 0 5 0 1 9 24 83 0 11 458 0 0
 Spain 25.5 552 2 2 0 0 10 0 0 4 151 0
 Sri Lanka[60][61] 1.64 250 0 3 32 0
 Sudan 0.58 200 0 240 0
 Sweden 6.7 160 0 9 13 5 138 0
 Switzerland 4.1 224 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0
 Syria[62] 1.85 1,100 0 5 7 3 335 0
 Taiwan[note 2] 15 1,926 0 4 21 4 360 0
 Tanzania 96 0 0 0
 Thailand 1.77 500 1 12 5 913 0
 Tunisia 0 56 0
 Turkey 25 5,200 0 0 0 26 9 0 18 465 NATO shared
 Turkmenistan 0 83 0
 Uganda 0.1 0 0
 Ukraine[63][64] 2.07 3,784 0 1 (1) 2 1 188 0
 United Arab Emirates 436 0 80 0
 United Kingdom[3][65] A 57.42 420 1 8 0 7 17 18 11 0 345 606 240
 United States[2][6][66][67][68] A 692 6,000 11 29 22 56 30 2 71 0 3,318 6417 9,600
 Uruguay 0.25 85 0 3 28 0
 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 355 0
 Venezuela 4 194 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 76 0
 Vietnam 6.2 1,829 0 6 5 8 441 0
 Yemen 1,250 0 2 230 0
 Zambia 0.04 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 6 0
 Zimbabwe 0.06 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 9 0

Combat aircraft by country

Data from Center for Strategic and International Studies,[6][69] Bharat Rakshak[70] otherwise where noted.


Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Country Fighters Bombers Attack
United States of America[clarification needed] 3,043 171 1,185
Russian Federation 1,264 166 1,267
Republic of India 1,130 118 370
People's Republic of China 901 91 110
North Korea 899 60 211
South Korea 648 60 352
Islamic Republic of Pakistan 325 30 250
Israel 233 10 264
Egypt 644 25
United Kingdom (Royal Air Force)[clarification needed] 345 50 209

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Neither confirms nor denies Nuclear weapons and Israel|possession of nuclear weapons
  2. ^ Taiwan's political status is disputed.

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