Military website, Global Firepower, has published its military strength ranking for 2022 featuring 140 countries, with the ranking utilising more than 50 different factors to determine a given nation’s PowerIndex.
However, the ranking does not simply rely on the total number of weapons available to any one country, but rather focuses on weapon diversity to provide a better balance of firepower available.
Nuclear weapons are not recognised directly but do receive an indirect score bonus, while geographical factors, logistical flexibility, natural resources and local industry influence the rankings.
In the 2022 ranking, the most powerful military forces have not changed significantly, with the United States still ranked as having the world’s strongest military power. The only change among the top 10 is Pakistan moving up one place pushing Brazil to tenth on the list.
The US, with a $770 billion military budget, is bigger than the remaining top 10 combined ($642 billion). While the US doesn’t have the largest front line or the largest fleet of tanks, its massive military budget puts it far ahead.
Top 10 military spenders (Defence Budget)
US: $770 billion
China: $250.2 billion
Russia: $154 billion
UK: $68 billion
India: $49.6 billion
Japan: $47.5 billion
South Korea: $46.3 billion
France: $40.0 billion
Brazil: $18.8 billion
Pakistan: $7.7 billion
Among the top 10 global military powers, the USA has the largest airforce, China has the most troops and the most naval vessels, and...
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