Top 20 Military Powers 2020-2021
The United States
Rank 1
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Global force projecter
51,113
13,264
196
2,240,000
Russia
Rank 2
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Defensive superpower
54,441
4,163
168
3,012,000
China
Rank 3
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Maritime superpower
46,550
3,210
214
2,693,000
South Korea
Rank 4
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Advanced regional power
24,083
1,649
66
3,600,000
India
Rank 5
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Large defensive power
17,539
2,123
59
3,545,000
Turkey
Rank 6
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Battle hardened regional power
16,062
1,420
40
750,000
Japan
Rank 7
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Advanced maritime power
4,971
1,561
70
305,000
France
Rank 8
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Capable expeditionary force
6,690
1,227
35
451,000
United Kingdom
Rank 9
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Expeditionary power
5,477
733
31
275,000
Italy
Rank 10
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Capable expeditionary force
7,330
860
26
360,000
Pakistan
Rank 11
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Capable regional force
11,285
1,372
19
1,204,000
Israel
Rank 12
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Strategic master
14,085
589
9
605,000
Germany
Rank 13
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Medium regional power
4,974
725
20
210,000

Egypt
Rank 14
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Large regional force
20,407
1,054
24
910,000
Iran
Rank 15
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Regional force projector
10,949
566
44
875,000
Indonesia
Rank 16
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Maritime protection force
2,046
451
36
800,000
Australia
Rank 17
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Capable deterrent force
3,164
478
18
85,000
Brazil
Rank 18
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Capable defensive force
3,038
716
21
1,674,000
Spain
Rank 19
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Capable medium power
2,585
542
15
140,000
Taiwan
Rank 20
Type
Land Systems
Aircraft
Heavy Vessels
Personnel
Heavily armed defensive force
4,937
744
31
1,822,000