2 minutes agoWorld's most powerful armies under 40 criteria (Photo/Video)
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(8 years ago)The US and Russia top the list of the most powerful nations militarily, while China ranks 3rd. Referenced to Global Firepower analysis, the ranking is not simply based on the total number of weapons available for any country, but on their diversity within the total number of numbers to ensure a more balanced [...]
Referenced to Global Firepower analysis, the ranking is not simply based on the total number of weapons available for any country, but on their diversity within the total number to ensure a better balance of firepower available.
Nuclear reserves are also not taken into account but are accepted / suspected that nuclear powers receive a bonus.
The ranking includes 133 countries, while North Korea ranks 23, a country lower than Australia, but a country higher than Saudi Arabia. Germany ranks 9th, while Egypt is one down 10th. India, France, Great Britain, Japan and Turkey, meanwhile, share positions from 4th to 8th.
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Albania is 90th, while Croatia is 68th. The latter results as the best army for the Balkan region. Serbia ranks 83rd, Slovenia in 113, Bosnia in 121st and Macedonia and 122nd. The list of seats closes to Bhutan, which ranks last.
Refered to the study, the US grants the highest defence budget -- $587,800,000 -- and Russia 44.6m.
The US has 145,215,000 skilled military personnel -- Russia 70,000 -- and China 750,000.
The United States has 5,884 tanks, while Russia 20,216 and China has 6,457 tanks.
