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The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by spartan50(m): 8:50am On Mar 28, 2018
25. ALGERIA
Power Index rating: 0.4366
Total population: 40,263,711
Total military personnel: 792,350
Total aircraft strength: 502
Fighter aircraft: 89
Combat tanks: 2,405
Total naval assets: 85
Defense budget: $10.6 billion

24. SAUDI ARABIA
Power Index rating: 0.4302
Total population: 28,160,273
Total military personnel: 256,000
Total aircraft strength: 790
Fighter aircraft: 177
Combat tanks: 1,142
Total naval assets: 55
Defense budget: $56.7 billion

23. NORTH KOREA
Power Index rating: 0.4218
Total population: 25,115,311
Total military personnel: 6,445,000
Total aircraft strength: 944
Fighter aircraft: 458
Combat tanks: 5,025
Total naval assets: 967
Defense budget: $7.5 billion

22. AUSTRALIA
Power Index rating: 0.4072
Total population: 22,992,654
Total military personnel: 81,000
Total aircraft strength: 465
Fighter aircraft: 78
Combat tanks: 59
Total naval assets: 47 (two aircraft carriers)

21. IRAN
Power Index rating: 0.3933
Total population: 82,801,633
Total military personnel: 934,000
Total aircraft strength: 477
Fighter aircraft: 137
Combat tanks: 1,616
Total naval assets: 398
Defense budget: $6.3 billion
defense budget: $24.1 billion

20. THAILAND
Power Index rating: 0.3892
Total population: 68,200,824
Total military personnel: 627,425
Total aircraft strength: 555
Fighter aircraft: 76
Combat tanks: 737
Total naval assets: 81 (one aircraft carrier)
Defense budget: $5.4 billion

19. POLAND
Power Index rating: 0.3831
Total population: 38,523,261
Total military personnel: 184,650
Total aircraft strength: 465
Fighter aircraft: 99
Combat tanks: 1,065
Total naval assets: 83
Defense budget: $9.4 billion

18. TAIWAN
Power Index rating: 0.3765
Total population: 23,464,787
Total military personnel: 1,932,500
Total aircraft strength: 850
Fighter aircraft: 286
Combat tanks: 2,005
Total naval assets: 87
Defense budget: $10.7 billion

17. BRAZIL
Power Index rating: 0.3654
Total population: 205,823,665
Total military personnel: 1,987,000
Total aircraft strength: 697
Fighter aircraft: 43
Combat tanks: 469
Total naval assets: 110
Defense budget: $24.5 billion

16. VIETNAM
Power Index rating: 0.3587
Total population: 95,261,021
Total military personnel: 5,488,500
Total aircraft strength: 278
Fighter aircraft: 76
Combat 1,545
Total naval assets: 65
Defense budget: $3.4 billion

15. ISRAEL
Power Index rating: 0.3476
Total population: 8,174,527
Total military personnel: 718,250
Total aircraft strength: 652
Fighter aircraft: 243
Combat tanks: 2,620
Total naval assets: 65
Defense budget: $15.5 billion

14. INDONESIA
Power Index rating: 0.3347
Total population: 258,316,051
Total military personnel: 975,750
Total aircraft strength: 441
Fighter aircraft: 39
Combat tanks: 418
Total naval assets: 221
Defense budget: $6.9 billion
13. PAKISTAN
Power Index rating: 0.3287
Total population: 201,995,540
Total military personnel: 919,000
Total aircraft strength: 951
Fighter aircraft: 301
Combat tanks: 2,924
Total naval assets: 197
Defense budget: $7 billion

12. SOUTH KOREA
Power Index rating: 0.2741
Total population: 50,924,172
Total military personnel: 5,829,750
Total aircraft strength: 1,477
Fighter aircraft: 406
Combat tanks: 2,654
Total naval assets: 166 (one aircraft carrier)
Defense budget: $43.8 billion

11. ITALY
Power Index rating: 0.2694
Total population: 62,007,540
Total military personnel: 267,500
Total aircraft strength: 822
Fighter aircraft: 79
Combat tanks: 200
Total naval assets: 143 (two aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $34 billion

10. EGYPT
Power Index rating: 0.2676
Total population: 94,666,993
Total military personnel: 1,329,250
Total aircraft strength: 1,132
Fighter aircraft: 337
Combat tanks: 4,110
Total naval assets: 319 (two aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $4.4 billion

9. GERMANY
Power Index rating: 0.2609
Total population: 80,722,792
Total military personnel: 210,000
Total aircraft strength: 698
Fighter aircraft: 92
Combat tanks: 543
Total naval assets: 81
Defense budget: $39.2 billion

8. TURKEY
Power Index rating: 0.2491
Total population: 80,274,604
Total military personnel: 743,415
Total aircraft strength: 1,018
Fighter aircraft: 207
Combat tanks: 2,445
Total naval assets: 194
Defense budget: $8.2 billion

7. JAPAN
Power Index rating: 0.2137
Total population: 126,702,133
Total military personnel: 311,875
Total aircraft strength: 1,594
Fighter aircraft: 288
Combat tanks: 700
Total naval assets: 131 (four aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $43.8 billion

6. UNITED KINGDOM
Power Index rating: 0.2131
Total population: 64,430,428
Total military personnel: 232,675
Total aircraft strength: 856
Fighter aircraft: 88
Combat tanks 249
Total naval assets: 76 (two aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $45.7 billion

5. FRANCE
Power Index rating: 0.1914
Total population: 66,836,154
Total military personnel: 387,635
Total aicraft strength: 1,305
Fighter aircraft 296
Combat tanks: 406
Total naval assets: 118 (four aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $35 billion

4. INDIA
Power Index rating: 0.1593
Total population: 1,266,883,598
Total military personnel: 4,207,250
Total aircraft strength: 2,102
Fighter aircraft: 676
Combat tanks: 4,426
Total naval assets: 295 (three aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $51 billion
3. CHINA
Power Index rating: 0.0945
Total population: 1,373,541,278
Total military personnel: 3,712,500
Total aircraft strength: 2,955
Fighter aircraft: 1,271
Combat tanks: 6,457
Total naval assets: 714 (one aircraft carrier)
Defense budget: $161.7 billion

2. RUSSIA
Power Index rating: 0.0929
Total population: 142,355,415
Total military personnel: 3,371,027
Total aircraft strength: 3,794
Fighter aircraft: 806
Combat tanks: 20,216
Total naval assets: 352 (one aircraft carrier)
Defense budget: $44.6 billion

1. UNITED STATES
Power Index rating: 0.0857
Total population: 323,995,528
Total military personnel: 2,363,675
Total aircraft: 13,762
Fighter aircraft: 2,296
Combat tanks: 5,884
Total naval assets: 415 (19 aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $587.8 billion

No African Nation on this list?

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Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by sukerefakere(m): 8:52am On Mar 28, 2018
tongue
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by bjayx: 8:53am On Mar 28, 2018
Where is my fatherland in the rank
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by HausaOverlord: 8:56am On Mar 28, 2018
This list is incomplete with the impeccable iPOB military
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by SweetJoystick(m): 8:57am On Mar 28, 2018
spartan50:
25. ALGERIA
Power Index rating: 0.4366
Total population: 40,263,711
Total military personnel: 792,350
Total aircraft strength: 502
Fighter aircraft: 89
Combat tanks: 2,405
Total naval assets: 85
Defense budget: $10.6 billion


10. EGYPT
Power Index rating: 0.2676
Total population: 94,666,993
Total military personnel: 1,329,250
Total aircraft strength: 1,132
Fighter aircraft: 337
Combat tanks: 4,110
Total naval assets: 319 (two aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $4.4 billion


No African Nation on this list?
Algeria and Egypt na from Mars?

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Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by izzou(m): 8:59am On Mar 28, 2018
You put Algeria and Egypt and you're asking if any African country made the list?

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Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by Nobody: 9:02am On Mar 28, 2018
Please help me ask Op well.
Please delete that your question OP
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by firo08(m): 9:04am On Mar 28, 2018
Whereas our nigeria army specialized in rapes and robbery.
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by CSTR1002: 10:12am On Mar 28, 2018
HausaOverlord:
This list is incomplete with the impeccable iPOB military
Instead of you to cry that your national military with all the billions of dollars is not reckoned with, you are yapping about IPOB .

Ojukwu did much better with little.
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by Khd95(m): 10:33am On Mar 28, 2018
those of u waiting to see nigeria on that list,calm down nigerian army is number zero,and zero comes before one grin grin grin grin

sense wee nor kee me cool cool

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Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by joshjc(m): 10:57am On Mar 28, 2018
SweetJoystick:
Algeria and Egypt na from Mars?
help me ask am,
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by Airoflaw(m): 12:13pm On Mar 28, 2018
SweetJoystick:
Algeria and Egypt na from Mars?
op no know map
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by osita76(m): 2:30pm On Mar 28, 2018
spartan50:
25. ALGERIA
Power Index rating: 0.4366
Total population: 40,263,711
Total military personnel: 792,350
Total aircraft strength: 502
Fighter aircraft: 89
Combat tanks: 2,405
Total naval assets: 85
Defense budget: $10.6 billion

24. SAUDI ARABIA
Power Index rating: 0.4302
Total population: 28,160,273
Total military personnel: 256,000
Total aircraft strength: 790
Fighter aircraft: 177
Combat tanks: 1,142
Total naval assets: 55
Defense budget: $56.7 billion

23. NORTH KOREA
Power Index rating: 0.4218
Total population: 25,115,311
Total military personnel: 6,445,000
Total aircraft strength: 944
Fighter aircraft: 458
Combat tanks: 5,025
Total naval assets: 967
Defense budget: $7.5 billion

22. AUSTRALIA
Power Index rating: 0.4072
Total population: 22,992,654
Total military personnel: 81,000
Total aircraft strength: 465
Fighter aircraft: 78
Combat tanks: 59
Total naval assets: 47 (two aircraft carriers)

21. IRAN
Power Index rating: 0.3933
Total population: 82,801,633
Total military personnel: 934,000
Total aircraft strength: 477
Fighter aircraft: 137
Combat tanks: 1,616
Total naval assets: 398
Defense budget: $6.3 billion
defense budget: $24.1 billion

20. THAILAND
Power Index rating: 0.3892
Total population: 68,200,824
Total military personnel: 627,425
Total aircraft strength: 555
Fighter aircraft: 76
Combat tanks: 737
Total naval assets: 81 (one aircraft carrier)
Defense budget: $5.4 billion

19. POLAND
Power Index rating: 0.3831
Total population: 38,523,261
Total military personnel: 184,650
Total aircraft strength: 465
Fighter aircraft: 99
Combat tanks: 1,065
Total naval assets: 83
Defense budget: $9.4 billion

18. TAIWAN
Power Index rating: 0.3765
Total population: 23,464,787
Total military personnel: 1,932,500
Total aircraft strength: 850
Fighter aircraft: 286
Combat tanks: 2,005
Total naval assets: 87
Defense budget: $10.7 billion

17. BRAZIL
Power Index rating: 0.3654
Total population: 205,823,665
Total military personnel: 1,987,000
Total aircraft strength: 697
Fighter aircraft: 43
Combat tanks: 469
Total naval assets: 110
Defense budget: $24.5 billion

16. VIETNAM
Power Index rating: 0.3587
Total population: 95,261,021
Total military personnel: 5,488,500
Total aircraft strength: 278
Fighter aircraft: 76
Combat 1,545
Total naval assets: 65
Defense budget: $3.4 billion

15. ISRAEL
Power Index rating: 0.3476
Total population: 8,174,527
Total military personnel: 718,250
Total aircraft strength: 652
Fighter aircraft: 243
Combat tanks: 2,620
Total naval assets: 65
Defense budget: $15.5 billion

14. INDONESIA
Power Index rating: 0.3347
Total population: 258,316,051
Total military personnel: 975,750
Total aircraft strength: 441
Fighter aircraft: 39
Combat tanks: 418
Total naval assets: 221
Defense budget: $6.9 billion
13. PAKISTAN
Power Index rating: 0.3287
Total population: 201,995,540
Total military personnel: 919,000
Total aircraft strength: 951
Fighter aircraft: 301
Combat tanks: 2,924
Total naval assets: 197
Defense budget: $7 billion

12. SOUTH KOREA
Power Index rating: 0.2741
Total population: 50,924,172
Total military personnel: 5,829,750
Total aircraft strength: 1,477
Fighter aircraft: 406
Combat tanks: 2,654
Total naval assets: 166 (one aircraft carrier)
Defense budget: $43.8 billion

11. ITALY
Power Index rating: 0.2694
Total population: 62,007,540
Total military personnel: 267,500
Total aircraft strength: 822
Fighter aircraft: 79
Combat tanks: 200
Total naval assets: 143 (two aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $34 billion

10. EGYPT
Power Index rating: 0.2676
Total population: 94,666,993
Total military personnel: 1,329,250
Total aircraft strength: 1,132
Fighter aircraft: 337
Combat tanks: 4,110
Total naval assets: 319 (two aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $4.4 billion

9. GERMANY
Power Index rating: 0.2609
Total population: 80,722,792
Total military personnel: 210,000
Total aircraft strength: 698
Fighter aircraft: 92
Combat tanks: 543
Total naval assets: 81
Defense budget: $39.2 billion

8. TURKEY
Power Index rating: 0.2491
Total population: 80,274,604
Total military personnel: 743,415
Total aircraft strength: 1,018
Fighter aircraft: 207
Combat tanks: 2,445
Total naval assets: 194
Defense budget: $8.2 billion

7. JAPAN
Power Index rating: 0.2137
Total population: 126,702,133
Total military personnel: 311,875
Total aircraft strength: 1,594
Fighter aircraft: 288
Combat tanks: 700
Total naval assets: 131 (four aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $43.8 billion

6. UNITED KINGDOM
Power Index rating: 0.2131
Total population: 64,430,428
Total military personnel: 232,675
Total aircraft strength: 856
Fighter aircraft: 88
Combat tanks 249
Total naval assets: 76 (two aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $45.7 billion

5. FRANCE
Power Index rating: 0.1914
Total population: 66,836,154
Total military personnel: 387,635
Total aicraft strength: 1,305
Fighter aircraft 296
Combat tanks: 406
Total naval assets: 118 (four aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $35 billion

4. INDIA
Power Index rating: 0.1593
Total population: 1,266,883,598
Total military personnel: 4,207,250
Total aircraft strength: 2,102
Fighter aircraft: 676
Combat tanks: 4,426
Total naval assets: 295 (three aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $51 billion
3. CHINA
Power Index rating: 0.0945
Total population: 1,373,541,278
Total military personnel: 3,712,500
Total aircraft strength: 2,955
Fighter aircraft: 1,271
Combat tanks: 6,457
Total naval assets: 714 (one aircraft carrier)
Defense budget: $161.7 billion

2. RUSSIA
Power Index rating: 0.0929
Total population: 142,355,415
Total military personnel: 3,371,027
Total aircraft strength: 3,794
Fighter aircraft: 806
Combat tanks: 20,216
Total naval assets: 352 (one aircraft carrier)
Defense budget: $44.6 billion

1. UNITED STATES
Power Index rating: 0.0857
Total population: 323,995,528
Total military personnel: 2,363,675
Total aircraft: 13,762
Fighter aircraft: 2,296
Combat tanks: 5,884
Total naval assets: 415 (19 aircraft carriers)
Defense budget: $587.8 billion

No African Nation on this list?
incredible
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by TOSIN116: 2:43pm On Mar 28, 2018
HausaOverlord:
This list is incomplete with the impeccable iPOB military
grin that fought the world war 2
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by nigeriancritic1(m): 2:44pm On Mar 28, 2018
osita76:
incredible
Algeria nko?
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by TOSIN116: 2:48pm On Mar 28, 2018
SweetJoystick:
Algeria and Egypt na from Mars?
OP didn't read all of his post wink
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by Nobody: 3:10pm On Mar 28, 2018
No doubt Biafra would have been there. Afonjas, envious things will be foaming at my post.
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by Ratello: 3:14pm On Mar 28, 2018
izzou:
You put Algeria and Egypt and you're asking if any African country made the list?

The truth is while they could be termed "African Countries" based on their geographical location on the map but in the real sense of it and in reality they see themselves as Middle easterners just like: Morocco, Tunisia, etc
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by achiever12: 3:35pm On Mar 28, 2018
Freaking Russia : 20,000 tanks
Re: The 25 Most Powerful Militaries In The World by achiever12: 3:37pm On Mar 28, 2018
Clinton9000:
No doubt Biafra would have been there. Afonjas, envious things will be foaming at my post.

They won't be foaming at your posts; they will only be amazed at your thoughtlessness

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