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NationsTreeRanking · latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
Military strength
Military strength percentile (0–100): average position among countries for military spending, armed forces and arms exports. Higher is better.
Source: NationsTree methodology
| # | Country | Region | Military strengthpercentile | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
North America | 99 | 2025 |
| 2 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 97 | 2025 |
| 3 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 96 | 2025 |
| 4 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 94 | 2025 |
| 5 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 93 | 2025 |
| 6 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 91 | 2025 |
| 7 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 90 | 2025 |
| 7 |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 90 | 2025 |
| 9 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 90 | 2025 |
| 10 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 89 | 2025 |
| 11 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 88 | 2025 |
| 12 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 87 | 2025 |
| 13 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 87 | 2025 |
| 14 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 86 | 2025 |
| 15 |  India |
South Asia | 85 | 2025 |
| 15 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 85 | 2025 |
| 17 |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 85 | 2025 |
| 18 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 85 | 2025 |
| 19 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 83 | 2025 |
| 20 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 83 | 2025 |
| 21 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 82 | 2025 |
| 22 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 81 | 2025 |
| 23 |  Canada |
North America | 79 | 2025 |
| 24 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 76 | 2025 |
| 25 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 76 | 2025 |
| 26 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 76 | 2025 |
| 27 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 75 | 2025 |
| 28 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 75 | 2025 |
| 29 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 74 | 2025 |
| 30 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 73 | 2025 |
| 31 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 73 | 2025 |
| 32 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 71 | 2025 |
| 33 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 71 | 2025 |
| 34 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 71 | 2025 |
| 35 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 70 | 2025 |
| 36 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 70 | 2025 |
| 37 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 69 | 2025 |
| 38 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 68 | 2025 |
| 39 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 68 | 2025 |
| 40 |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 67 | 2025 |
| 41 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 66 | 2025 |
| 41 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 66 | 2025 |
| 43 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65 | 2025 |
| 44 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65 | 2025 |
| 45 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 65 | 2025 |
| 46 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 65 | 2025 |
| 46 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 65 | 2025 |
| 48 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 65 | 2025 |
| 49 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 64 | 2025 |
| 50 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 63 | 2025 |
| 51 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 62 | 2025 |
| 52 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 62 | 2025 |
| 53 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 62 | 2025 |
| 54 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 62 | 2025 |
| 55 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 61 | 2025 |
| 56 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 61 | 2025 |
| 56 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 61 | 2025 |
| 58 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 61 | 2025 |
| 59 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 59 | 2025 |
| 60 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 59 | 2025 |
| 61 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 58 | 2025 |
| 62 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 57 | 2025 |
| 63 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 56 | 2025 |
| 64 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 56 | 2025 |
| 65 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 56 | 2025 |
| 66 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 56 | 2025 |
| 67 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 55 | 2025 |
| 68 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 55 | 2025 |
| 69 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 54 | 2025 |
| 70 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 54 | 2025 |
| 71 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 53 | 2025 |
| 72 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 53 | 2025 |
| 73 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 53 | 2025 |
| 74 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 52 | 2025 |
| 75 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 52 | 2025 |
| 75 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 52 | 2025 |
| 77 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 51 | 2025 |
| 78 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 50 | 2025 |
| 79 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 50 | 2025 |
| 80 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 49 | 2025 |
| 81 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 49 | 2025 |
| 82 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 49 | 2025 |
| 83 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 48 | 2025 |
| 84 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 48 | 2025 |
| 85 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 48 | 2025 |
| 86 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 47 | 2025 |
| 87 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 46 | 2025 |
| 88 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 45 | 2025 |
| 89 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 45 | 2025 |
| 90 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 45 | 2025 |
| 91 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 45 | 2025 |
| 92 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 44 | 2025 |
| 93 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 44 | 2025 |
| 94 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 44 | 2025 |
| 95 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 43 | 2025 |
| 96 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 43 | 2025 |
| 97 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 40 | 2025 |
| 98 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 40 | 2025 |
| 99 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 40 | 2025 |
| 100 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 39 | 2025 |
| 101 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 39 | 2025 |
| 102 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 39 | 2025 |
| 103 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 38 | 2025 |
| 104 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 38 | 2025 |
| 105 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 37 | 2025 |
| 106 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 37 | 2025 |
| 107 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 36 | 2025 |
| 108 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 35 | 2025 |
| 109 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 35 | 2025 |
| 110 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 34 | 2025 |
| 111 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 33 | 2025 |
| 112 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 33 | 2025 |
| 112 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 33 | 2025 |
| 114 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 31 | 2025 |
| 115 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 31 | 2025 |
| 116 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 29 | 2025 |
| 117 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 29 | 2025 |
| 118 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28 | 2025 |
| 119 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 28 | 2025 |
| 120 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28 | 2025 |
| 121 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 28 | 2025 |
| 121 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 28 | 2025 |
| 123 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 27 | 2025 |
| 124 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 27 | 2025 |
| 124 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 27 | 2025 |
| 126 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 27 | 2025 |
| 127 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 27 | 2025 |
| 128 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 26 | 2025 |
| 129 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 25 | 2025 |
| 130 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 24 | 2025 |
| 131 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 24 | 2025 |
| 131 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 24 | 2025 |
| 133 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 23 | 2025 |
| 133 | XKXKosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 23 | 2025 |
| 135 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 23 | 2025 |
| 136 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 23 | 2025 |
| 137 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 22 | 2025 |
| 138 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 21 | 2025 |
| 139 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 21 | 2025 |
| 140 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 20 | 2025 |
| 141 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 19 | 2025 |
| 142 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 18 | 2025 |
| 143 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 17 | 2025 |
| 144 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 16 | 2025 |
| 145 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 13 | 2025 |
| 146 |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 12 | 2025 |
| 147 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 12 | 2025 |
| 148 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 11 | 2025 |
| 149 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 11 | 2025 |
| 149 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11 | 2025 |
| 151 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 10 | 2025 |
| 152 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 9 | 2025 |
| 153 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 8 | 2025 |
| 154 |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 8 | 2025 |
| 154 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 8 | 2025 |
| 154 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 8 | 2025 |
| 154 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 8 | 2025 |
| 158 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 7 | 2025 |
| 159 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 7 | 2025 |
| 160 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 7 | 2025 |
| 161 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 7 | 2025 |
| 162 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 5 | 2025 |
| 163 |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 4 | 2025 |
| 164 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 | 2025 |
| 165 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 | 2025 |
| 166 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1 | 2025 |
| 166 |  Palestine |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1 | 2025 |
| 168 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 1 | 2025 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 168 ranked.