List of countries by size of armed forces,

This list of countries by size of armed forces displays national troop levels by active troop strength, number of Naval combatants, fighter aircraft and nuclear weapons. The list’s ranking however is based in the number of troops, not in the numbers of tanks, aircraft, ships or power of the armed forces. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made. For example, "troop strength" in some forces might include administrative or paramilitary functions that in another country might be civilian roles and therefore excluded from the below figures.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with sourced additions.
Rank (by number of active troops) - Country Active troops
(thousands) Reserve troops
(thousands) Defense budget (US$ BN) Tanks Aircraft carriers Cr D F Co NS S Air Nu
-- World 17,442 44,925 2,410.00 86,681 22 24 204 319 335 134 259 27,489 26,291
1. People's Republic of China ** 2,250 800 70,2 7,580 0 0 26 49 14 8 55 1,471 400
2. United States of America ** 1,452 1,000 711 7,821 12 14 52 30 48 74 14 2,604 9,200
3. India ** 1,325 1,155 30.5 5,000 1 0 8 13 24 0 16 2,000 45-
4. Russia ** 1,245 1,150 70 28,381 1 7 13 5 85] 40 20 2,099 16,800
5. Democratic People's Republic of Korea ** 1,106 4,700 5.00 3,500 6. Republic of Korea 687 4,500 29.53 2,300 0 6 12 24 11 388 0
7. Pakistan ** 650 518 5.20 2,451 0 7 5 0 8 523 55-90
8. Iran 545 350 6.20 1,800 0 4 3 13 214 0
9. Egypt 542 428 3.30 3,680 0 24 17 567 0
10. Vietnam 484 408 3.2 1,829 0 6 5 2 459 0
11. Turkey 514 378 22.56 4,205 0 18 6 14 902 NATO shared
12. Myanmar 428 - 0.03 800 0 4 128 0
13. Colombia 421 - 3.30 0 4 4 30 0
14. Brazil 370 1,115 24 601 1 0 1 115 0 5 171 0
15. Indonesia 316 400 1.30 365 0 7 7 2 61 0
16. Thailand 314 200 1.77 790 1 12 5 184 0
17. Syria 296 132 1.85 4,100 0 5 7 3 472 0
18. Republic of China (Taiwan) 290 1,657 10.5 926 0 4 21 4 388 0
19. Germany 250 38 31.1 1,500 0 15 3 11 243 NATO shared
20. Italy 240 68 22.0 1,180 2 4 15 12 7 385 NATO shared
21. Japan 239 47 41.1 980 0 13 39 16 360
22. France ** 225 100 37.9 1,021 1 1 11 12 8 10 368 300-350
23. Israel # 187 425 9.44 3,650 0 3 3 440 70-400
24. Poland 155 188 10.79 947 0 5 3 5 102 0
25. Ukraine 149 1,000 2.065 3784 0 2 1 351 0
26. Eritrea 202 250 0.22 0 30 0
27. Morocco 196 150 3.72 744 0 3 3 134 0
28. United Kingdom ** 195 191 68.911 393 2 8 17 13 2 341 300
29. Mexico 192 300 6.07 435 0 2 4 107 0
30. Algeria 230 150 4.99 900 0 6 32 8 350 0
31. Ethiopia 182 0.29 400 0 48 0
32. Spain 177 329 12.30 552 1 11 4 181 0
33. Greece 177 58 5.2 867 0 14 8 235 NATO shared
34. Sri Lanka 157 0.60 0 3 32 0
35. Switzerland 140 80 2.54 556 0 138 0
36. Bangladesh 137 0.83 180 0 5 125 0
37. Azerbaijan 126 575 2 600+ 0 1 198 0
38. Saudi Arabia 124 75 27.20 1055 0 7 291 0
39. Sudan 117 0.58 200 0 42 0
40. Philippines 113 403 1.34 126 0 1 13 43 0
41. Malaysia 110 1.69 48 0 2 6 3 93 0
42. Peru 110 188 0.82 300 0 1 1 8 6 0
43. Jordan 100 35 1.39 1,179 0 101 0
44. Angola 100 2.00 300 0 65 0
45. Venezuela 100 280 4.00 194 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 76 0
46. Canada 62 25 7.5 166 0 3 12 4 138 NATO shared
47. Romania 93 2.90 340 0 3 4 1 48 0
48. Nepal 90 0.10 0 0 0
49. Democratic Republic of the Congo 83 0.103 0 0
50. Chile 80 50 5.19 320 0 7 7 4 58 0
51. Belarus 79 289 0.47 1,608 0 212 0
52. Nigeria 78 0.73 0 1 1 0
53. Libya 76 45 1.30 800 0 1 3 215 0
54. Serbia 75 200 1.4 860 0 40 0
55. Cambodia 124 0.11 0 0
56. Lebanon 72 0.54 310 0 0 0
57. Argentina 71 4.30 348 4 9 3 66 0
58. Afghanistan 70 0 0
59. Kazakhstan 65 1,266 0 181 0
60. Yemen 40 1,250 0 2 463 0
61. Rwanda 61
62. Armenia 60 32 0.495 110 0 39 0
63. South Africa 60 3.70 168 0 4 2 43 0
64. Singapore 60 312 100 0 6 6 4 119 0
65. Uganda 60 0.10 0 0
66. Ecuador 59 100 0.91 140 0 2 6 2 0
67. Czech Republic 57 1.164 179 0 31 0
68. Australia 54 20 23.18 210 0 13 6 160 0
69. Netherlands 53 32 10.8 110 0 5 4 90 NATO shared
70. Uzbekistan 53 0 0 0
71.= Bulgaria 51 303 0.406 560 0 5 3 1 88 0
71.= Croatia 51 1.089 200 0 6 1 24 0
73. United Arab Emirates 50 436 0 80 0
74. Cuba 46 12 0.20 1600 0 110 0
75. Portugal 45 100 0 5 7 2 40 0
76. Oman 42 35 0 2 0
77. Belgium 41 3.4 0 3 68 NATO shared
78. Burundi 40 0 0
79. Finland 37 485 1.929 124 0 63 0
80. Tunisia 35 0 56 0
81. Austria 34 1.8 233 0 16 0
82. Sweden 34 262 6.70 160 0 9 5 138 0
83. Hungary 33 0.745 12 0 23 0
84. Zimbabwe 32 0 0
85. Bolivia 32 40 0.147 20 0
86. Guatemala 31 35 0.12 0 10 0
87. Chad 30 0 6 0
88. Laos 29 0 0
89. Norway 28 219 6.2 136 0 3 6 57 0
90. Tanzania 27 96 0 0 0
91. Slovakia 26 487 0 0
92. Turkmenistan 26 0 0
93. Dominican Republic 24 0 0
94. Kenya 24 76 0 15 0
95. Uruguay 24 0.25 85 0 3 28 0
96. Cameroon 23 0 0
97. Denmark 23 65 2.70 57 0 2 4 3 48 0
98. Zambia 22 0 0
99. Albania 20 0 0.102 435 0 0
100. Paraguay 19 15 0.125 0 0 0
101. Kosovo 2.5 0.8 ? 0 0 0
102. Cyprus 0.51 0
103. Bosnia 0.405 0
104. Estonia 0.061 0
105. Macedonia 0.072 0
106. Ireland 0.737 0
107. Latvia 0.04 0




List of countries by size of armed forces,