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US tops most powerful militaries list, India at 4th
India is placed just above the UK and Japan in the latest Global Firepower's military strength rankings
India stands at fourth place in a ranking of the world’s most powerful militaries in a list that is topped by the US and followed by Russia and China.
India is placed just above the UK and Japan in the Global Firepower’s (GFP’s) military strength rankings for 2024, which has assessed the armies of 145 countries on about 60 parameters, including military equipment, troop size, financial stability, geographic location, and logistical resources.
The GFP said its rankings are based on each nation’s “potential war-making capability across land, sea, and air fought by conventional means.”
The power index offers “an interesting glimpse into an increasingly volatile global landscape where war seems all but an inevitability,” it added.
A perfect power index score is 0.0000, which is realistically unattainable, GFP said, adding that the smaller the power index value the more powerful a nation’s conventional fighting capability is.
The US, which showcases commanding values in many major material, financial, and resource categories, has maintained its place at the top of the GFP index for 18 consecutive years, the survey said.
The US is followed by Russia, which despite Western sanctions, has continued its war against neighboring Ukraine going into 2024. February marks two years since the conflict began.
The top 10 military powers at a glance:
1. The US
Power Index: 0.0699
Total troop size: 2.13 million
2. Russia
Power Index: 0.0702
Total troop size: 3.57 million
3. China
Power Index: 0.0706
Total troop size: 3.17 million
4. India
Power Index: 0.1023
Total troop size: 5.14 million
5. South Korea
Power Index: 0.1416
Total troop size: 3.82 million
6. United Kingdom
Power Index: 0.1443
Total troop size: 1.11 million
7. Japan
Power Index: 0.1601
Total troop size: 0.33 million
8. Turkiye
Power Index: 0.1697
Total troop size: 0.84 million
9. Pakistan
Power Index: 0.1711
Total troop size: 1.70 million
10. Italy
Power Index: 0.1863
Total troop size: 0.29 million
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