List of countries by Military Strength Index
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This is a list of countries by Military Strength Index based on the Credit Suisse report in September 2015.[1] The factors under consideration for military strength and their total weights are: number of active personnel in the army (5%), tanks (10%), attack helicopters (15%), aircraft (20%), aircraft carriers (25%), and submarines (25%). The Military Strength Indicator introduced by Credit Suisse includes only the 20 strongest militaries and does not account for the actual training that the militaries may have.[2]
Data table
Military strength indicator | |||||||||
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Overall ranking |
Country | Final military strength score |
Active personnel ('000) |
Tanks | Aircraft | Attack helicopters |
Aircraft carriers |
Submarines | |
1 | ![]() |
0.94 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | |
2 | ![]() |
0.80 | 0.81 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.52 | 0.86 | |
3 | ![]() |
0.79 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.52 | 0.90 | |
4 | ![]() |
0.72 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.81 | |
5 | ![]() |
0.69 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.19 | 0.76 | 0.76 | |
6 | ![]() |
0.61 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.67 | 0.43 | 0.90 | 0.57 | |
7 | ![]() |
0.52 | 0.76 | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.05 | 0.67 | |
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0.52 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.57 | 0.76 | 0.43 | |
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0.50 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.57 | |
10 | ![]() |
0.47 | 0.57 | 0.67 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.05 | 0.67 | |
11 | ![]() |
0.41 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 0.52 | |
12 | ![]() |
0.34 | 0.62 | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.38 | 0.05 | 0.14 | |
13 | ![]() |
0.32 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.76 | 0.05 | 0.14 | |
14 | ![]() |
0.32 | 0.24 | 0.71 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 0.33 | |
15 | ![]() |
0.30 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.52 | 0.43 | |
16 | ![]() |
0.28 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.52 | 0.05 | |
17 | ![]() |
0.23 | 0.14 | 0.48 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.05 | 0.33 | |
18 | ![]() |
0.19 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 0.14 | |
19 | ![]() |
0.12 | 0.67 | 0.29 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.10 | |
20 | ![]() |
0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.14 | |
The six elements considered along with their weights are: Active personnel (5%), tanks (10%), attack helicopters (15%), aircraft (20%), aircraft carriers (25%), submarines (25%). | |||||||||
See also
- List of countries by Global Militarization Index
- List of countries by level of military equipment
- List of countries by military expenditures
- List of countries by number of police officers
- List of countries without armed forces
- List of militaries by country
- Military budget
References
- ^ a b O’Sullivan, Michael; Subramanian, Krithika (2015-10-17). The End of Globalization or a more Multipolar World? (Report). Credit Suisse AG. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "RANKED: The strongest militaries in the world". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-06-23.