2024 Military Strength Ranking: US Tops List, Bhutan At Bottom, Know Where India Stands

The GFP evaluated the military capabilities of 145 world powers, considering over 60 factors such as manpower, financial resources, logistical capabilities, and geographic positioning, among others.

India has secured the fourth spot in the global military rankings.

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New Delhi: The latest report by Global Firepower (GFP), a website that keeps track of global defence information, revealed that the United States has the most powerful military globally. Following the US, Russia and China hold the second and third positions, respectively, with India securing the fourth spot in the global military rankings.

 Bhutan is at the bottom of the list with a power index of 6.3704. 

It evaluated the military capabilities of 145 world powers, considering over 60 factors such as manpower, financial resources, logistical capabilities, and geographic positioning, among others. All the mentioned factors are taken into account to generate a country's PowerIndex (PwrIdx) score, with a lower score indicating stronger military capabilities. According to the index, a "0.0000" is considered to be the perfect score.

In a statement on its website, Global Firepower said "Our unique, in-house formula allows for smaller, more technologically advanced nations to compete with larger, lesser-developed powers, and special modifiers, in the form of bonuses and penalties, are applied to further refine the list, which is compiled annually."

Here are the top 10 countries with the most powerful militaries in the world:

1. United States- Power Index: 0.0699    
   
   
2. Russia- Power Index: 0.0702    
   
   
3. China- Power Index: 0.0706    
   
   
4. India- Power Index: 0.1023    
   
   
5. South Korea- Power Index: 0.1416
   
   
6. United Kingdom- Power Index: 0.1443
   
   
7. Japan- Power Index: 0.1601
   
   
8. Turkiye- Power Index: 0.1697
   
   
9. Pakistan- Power Index: 0.1711 
   
   
10. Italy- Power Index: 0.1863

Here are the 10 countries with the least powerful militaries in the world:

1. Bhutan- Power Index: 6.3704
   
   
2. Moldova- Power Index: 4.2311
   
   
3. Suriname- Power Index: 3.9038
   
   
4. Somalia- Power Index: 3.9006
   
   
5. Benin- Power Index: 3.8912
   
   
6. Liberia- Power Index: 3.7262
   
   
7. Belize- Power Index: 3.6437
   
   
8. Sierra Leone- Power Index: 3.5433
   
   
9. Central African Republic- Power Index: 3.5316
   
   
10. Iceland- Power Index: 3.5038