PAK Army Ranked World's 13th Most Powerful Military

A globally renowned United States website called “Global Firepower” has ranked Pakistan as the 13th most powerful military power in the world.

PAKISTAN Army Ranked World's 13th Most Powerful Military

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Global Firepower ranks the world’s major militaries based on certain criteria by calculating statistics and official numbers. The website ranks countries’ military power based on the following factors;

• Diversity of weapons along with the total number of weapons.
• Geographical factors.
• Logistical flexibility.
• Natural resources and local industry influence.
• Nuclear powers receive a slight edge in the rankings.
• Higher population of the country means higher rank.
• Land-locked (having no sea) countries are not ranked for their Navy. Countries having a naval force but no diversity of weapons receive a low score in the rankings.
• Countries having alliances for example NATO receive an edge in the rankings as well due to the sharing of resources.
• Ranking is independent of the country’s political or military leadership.

 Top 15 Most Powerful Militaries in The World

• So, here are how the top 15 militaries in the world rank;
  

   1. United States:

  • United States spends more money on its defense than the rest of the 14 countries combined. US defense budget is $587.8 billion. Here is how the rest of its firepower stands.
  • Power Index rating: 0.0857
  • Total population: 323,995,528
  • Total military personnel: 2,363,675
  • Total aircraft: 13,762
  • Fighter aircraft: 2,296
  • Combat tanks: 5,884
  • Total naval assets: 415 (19 aircraft carriers).

  2. Russia:

  • Russia has a defense budget of $44.6 billion. Here is why it ranks second;
  • Power Index rating: 0.0929
  • Total population: 142,355,415
  • Total military personnel: 3,371,027
  • Total aircraft strength: 3,794
  • Fighter aircraft: 806
  • Combat tanks: 20,216
  • Total naval assets: 352 (one aircraft carrier).

  3. China:

  • China spends significant amount on its military as well. The country’s defense budget is $161.7 billion.
  • Power Index rating: 0.0945
  • Total population: 1,373,541,278
  • Total military personnel: 3,712,500
  • Total aircraft strength: 2,955
  • Fighter aircraft: 1,271
  • Combat tanks: 6,457
  • Total naval assets: 714 (one aircraft carrier).

  4. India:

  • India stands at number 4 with a spending of $51 billion on its military.
  • Power Index rating: 0.1593
  • Total population: 1,266,883,598
  • Total military personnel: 4,207,250
  • Total aircraft strength: 2,102
  • Fighter aircraft: 676
  • Combat tanks: 4,426
  • Total naval assets: 295 (three aircraft carriers).

  5. France:

  • France spends $35 billion on its military, here is how French military ranks;
  • Power Index rating: 0.1914
  • Total population: 66,836,154
  • Total military personnel: 387,635
  • Total aircraft strength: 1,305
  • Fighter aircraft 296
  • Combat tanks: 406
  • Total naval assets: 118 (four aircraft carriers).

  6. United Kingdom:

  • UK has allocated $45.7 billion for its military forces, and the rest of the numbers go like this;
  • Power Index rating: 0.2131
  • Total population: 64,430,428
  • Total military personnel: 232,675
  • Total aircraft strength: 856
  • Fighter aircraft: 88
  • Combat tanks 249
  • Total naval assets: 76 (two aircraft carriers

7. Japan:

• Japan spends $43.8 billion on its defense. Its strength is defined by these numbers.
• Power Index rating: 0.2137
• Total population: 126,702,133
• Total military personnel: 311,875
• Total aircraft strength: 1,594
• Fighter aircraft: 288
• Combat tanks: 700
• Total naval assets: 131 (four aircraft carriers).

8. Turkey:

• Turkey has allotted $8.2 billion for its military. Its firepower stands like this;
• Power Index rating: 0.2491
• Total population: 80,274,604
• Total military personnel: 743,415
• Total aircraft strength: 1,018
• Fighter aircraft: 207
• Combat tanks: 2,445
• Total naval assets: 194.

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9. Germany:

• Germany is 9th on the list with a military spending of $39.2 billion. Its firepower stands as following;
• Power Index rating: 0.2609
• Total population: 80,722,792
• Total military personnel: 210,000
• Total aircraft strength: 698
• Fighter aircraft: 92
• Combat tanks: 543
• Total naval assets: 81.

10. Egypt:

• Egypt has a low military spending of $4.4 billion as compared to the top 9 countries, however, they have a strong military. Its stats are shown below;
• Power Index rating: 0.2676
• Total population: 94,666,993
• Total military personnel: 1,329,250
• Total aircraft strength: 1,132
• Fighter aircraft: 337
• Combat tanks: 4,110
• Total naval assets: 319 (two aircraft carriers).

11. Italy:

• Italy has a defense spending of $34 billion.
• Power Index rating: 0.2694
• Total population: 62,007,540
• Total military personnel: 267,500
• Total aircraft strength: 822
• Fighter aircraft: 79
• Combat tanks: 200
• Total naval assets: 143 (two aircraft carriers).

12. South Korea:

• South Korea spends $43.8 billion on its military. Its firepower ranking goes like this;
• Power Index rating: 0.2741
• Total population: 50,924,172
• Total military personnel: 5,829,750
• Total aircraft strength: 1,477
• Fighter aircraft: 406
• Combat tanks: 2,654
• Total naval assets: 166 (one aircraft carrier).

13. Pakistan:

• Pakistan pours $7 billion into its defense and has the 13th strongest military in the world. The numbers go like this;
• Power Index rating: 0.3287
• Total population: 201,995,540
• Total military personnel: 919,000
• Total aircraft strength: 951
• Fighter aircraft: 301
• Combat tanks: 2,924
• Total naval assets: 197.

14. Indonesia:

• Indonesia spends $6.9 billion on its defense and is ranked on the following numbers;
• Power Index rating: 0.3347
• Total population: 258,316,051
• Total military personnel: 975,750
• Total aircraft strength: 441
• Fighter aircraft: 39
• Combat tanks: 418
• Total naval assets: 221

 15. Israel:

• Israel’s budget for defense is $15.5 billion;
• Power Index rating: 0.3476
• Total population: 8,174,527
• Total military personnel: 718,250
• Total aircraft strength: 652
• Fighter aircraft: 243
• Combat tanks: 2,620
• Total naval assets: 65.
• Source:Global Firepower