Revealed: Countries with the strongest military forces in the world, 2024

Most Powerful Countries in the World by Military Strength: According to the CEOWORLD magazine’s ranking of military forces for the year 2024, the United States has been ranked first in the world for military strength, followed by Russia at second, China at third, India at fourth and South Korea at fifth. South Korea has overtaken the UK to take fifth place, while France did not manage to rank among the top 10 militaries of the world. The list also suggests that the weakest armies in the world belong to Benin (141), Somalia (142), Suriname (143), Moldova (144) and Bhutan (145).

Most Powerful Countries in the World by Military Strength, 2024

Rank	Coutry	Score
1	United States	98.48
2	Russia	98.3
3	China	98.16
4	India	97.94
5	South Korea	97.91
6	United Kingdom	97.81
7	Japan	97.28
8	Turkiye	97.14
9	Pakistan	96.95
10	Italy	96.31
11	France	96.31
12	Brazil	95.91
13	Indonesia	95.67
14	Iran	95.59
15	Egypt	95.51
16	Australia	95.08
17	Israel	94.64
18	Ukraine	94.4
19	Germany	94.12
20	Spain	94.04
21	Polan	94.04
22	Vietnam	93.85
23	Saudi Arabia	93.78
24	Taiwan	93.48
25	Thailand	92.41
26	Algeria	92.41
27	Canada	91.83
28	Argentina	91.73
29	Sweden	91.19
30	Singapore	90.7
31	Mexico	90.33
32	Greece	89.85
33	South Africa	89.77
34	Philippines	89.62
35	Myanmar	88.9
36	North Korea	89.1
37	Bangladesh	88.05
38	Portugal	87.73
39	Nigeria	87.6
40	Netherlands	87.39
41	Norway	86.93
42	Malaysia	86.32
43	Switzerland	86.11
44	Colombia	85.99
45	Iraq	85.97
46	Czech	85.79
47	Romania	85.56
48	Denmark	85.53
49	Ethiopia	84.67
50	Finland	84.55
51	United Arab Emirates	83.93
52	Chile	83.15
53	Peru	82.28
54	Hungary	82.27
55	Angola	82
56	Serbia	81.89
57	Venezuela	81.72
58	Kazakhstan	81.70
59	Azerbaijan	81.69
60	Syria	81.66
61	Morocco	81.60
62	Bulgaria	81.58
63	Qatar	81.56
64	Belarus	80.93
65	Uzbekistan	80.73
66	Croatia	80.27
67	New Zealand	80.22
68	Cuba	80.13
69	Slovakia	79.59
70	Belgium	78.98
71	Austria	78.88
72	Ecuador	78.81
73	DR Congo	78.69
74	Tunisia	78.42
75	Sri Lanka	78.22
76	Sudan	77.95
77	Kuwait	77.81
78	Oman	77.41
79	Libya	76.68
80	Jordan	77.23
81	Yemen	75.22
82	Bolivia	74.72
83	Turkmenistan	74.62
84	Georgia	74.60
85	Paraguay	73.73
86	Behrin	73.70
87	Estonia	73.66
88	Lithuania	72.98
89	Kenya	72.91
90	Albania	72.73
91	Slovenia	72.56
92	Mozambique	72.33
93	Chad	70.72
94	Ireland	70.59
95	Honduras	70.33
96	Uruguay	70.19
97	Zambia	68.98
98	Ivory Cost	68.73
99	Latvia	68.03
100	Kyrgyzstan	67.97
101	Zimbabwe	67.95
102	Armenia	67.89
103	Tanzania	67.52
104	Cameroon	67.27
105	Mongolia	66.52
106	Mali	66.43
107	Tajikistan	65.81
108	Guatemala	65.34
109	Luxembourg	65.2
110	North Macedonia	65.06
111	Cambodia	64.48
112	Laos	64.40
113	Ghana	64.31
114	Uganda	64.09
115	Afghanistan	64.08
116	Bosnia and Herzegovina	63.56
117	Eritrea	63.49
118	Lebanon	63.29
119	South Sudan	62.79
120	Nicaragua	62.63
121	Niger	62.28
122	Congo	61.83
123	Dominican Republic	61.79
124	Namibia	61.55
125	El Salvador	61.36
126	Botswana	61.34
127	Burkina Faso	61.3
128	Nepal	60.52
129	Montenegro	60.22
130	Senegal	60.04
131	Mauritania	60.03
132	Gabon	59.96
133	Madagascar	59.52
134	Panama	59.4
135	Kosovo	59.28
136	Iceland	59
137	Central African Republic	58.4
138	Sierra Leone	57.19
139	Beliz	56.93
140	Liberia	56.91
141	Benin	56.82
142	Somalia	56.74
143	Suriname	56.63
144	Moldova	56.49
145	Bhutan	56.29

Revealed: Countries with the strongest military forces in the world, 2024 - CEOWORLD magazine (2024)

Most Powerful Countries in the World by Military Strength, 2024