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 and aircraft. 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.

Rank	-	Country	Active troops (thousands)	Reserve troops (thousands)	Defense budget as of 2005/2006 (US$ BN)	Tanks	AC	Cr	D	F	Co	NS	S	Fighter aircraft
1.		People's Republic of China ★ ★	2255	800	44.94	8580	0	0	29	47	70	6	25	1400
2.		United States ★ ★	1426	858	518.10	7650	11	22	51	30	0	72	0	3200
3.		India ★ ★	1414	1200	21.00	5000	1	0	8	13	24	0	16	785
4.		Russia ★ ★	1200	2400	32.40	22950	1	6	15	11	85	40	20	2050
5.		North Korea ★ ★	1106	4700	4.70	3500	0	0	0	3		0	26	626
6.		South Korea	687	4500	21.00	2200	0	0	7	9	28	0	9	420
7.		Pakistan ★ ★	619	528	4.26	2368	0	0	0	6	5	0	3	451
8.		Iran	545	350	6.30	2200	0	0	4	5	3	0	13	581
9.		Turkey	514	378	12.00	4205	0	0	0	19	6	0	13	430
10.		Vietnam	484	3000	2.30	1829	0	0	0	6	5	0	2	211
11.		Egypt	450	254	3.10	3680	0	0	1	10	3	0	4	567
12.		Myanmar	428	-	2.80	800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	128
13.		Ukraine	361	1000	4.70	3784	0	0	0	2		0	0	555
14.		Indonesia	316	400	1.30	1300	0	0	0		0		2
15.		Thailand	306	200	1.70	333	1	0	0	8	7	0	0	130
16.		Syria	296	354	0.80	4600	0	0	0	2		0	0	144
17.		Republic of China	290	1657	7.90	926	0	0	4	21		0	4	400
18.		Brazil	287	1115	9.70	450	1	0	0	11		0	5	180
19.		Germany	285	130	29.00	2850	0	0	0	15	3	0	12	243
20.		France ★ ★	259	100	45.00	1024	1	1	12	11	9	10	0	492
21.		Japan	239	47	44.30	1020	0	0	42	9	0	0	17	380
22.		Poland	230	65	28.00	3200	1	0	2	12	8	0	7	300
23.		Colombia	207	0	6.30	0	0	0	3	12		0	4	30
24.		Eritrea	202	250			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30
25.		Saudi Arabia	200	20	21.00	432	0	0	0	7		0	0	397
26.		Morocco	196	150	2.31	744	0	0	0	2		0		110
27.		Mexico	192	300	6.07	0	0	0	0	4		0	0	12
28.		United Kingdom ★ ★	190	57	48.00	543	2	0	8	17		13	0	374
29.		Israel	187	425	9.45	4000	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	402
30.		Ethiopia	182		0.30	400	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	129
32.		Spain	177	329	8.30	552	1	0	0	11	0	0	4	187
33.		Greece	177	291	5.89	1723	0	0	0	14		0	8	305
34.		Italy	173		5.56	3200	1	0	0	2	5	0	5	110
35.		Sri Lanka	157				0	0	0	0	3	0	0	20
36.		Switzerland	140	80	4.09	556	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	138
37.		Bangladesh	137			250	0	0	0	5	0		0	125
38.		Algeria	127				0	0	0			0
39.		Azerbaijan	126	300		361	0	0				0		85
40.		Sudan	117		0.58	200	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42
41.		Philippines	113				0	0	0			0
42.		Malaysia	110		1.69		0	0	0	4	4	0	1
43.		Peru	110	188		300	0	1	1	8		0	6
44.		Jordan	100	35	0.76	1179	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	101
45.		Angola	100		0.18	300	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	65
46.		Romania	93		2.21		0	0	1	3	4	0		48
47.		Nepal	90				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48.		Democratic Republic of the Congo	83		0.09		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49.		Venezuela	82	8	4.00		0	0	0	6		0	2	76
50.		Chile	80	50		320	0	0	0	7	7	0	4	75
51.		Belarus	79	289		1608	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	212
52.		Nigeria	78				0	0	0	1	1	0
53.		Libya	76				0	0	0			0
54.		Cambodia	124				0	0	0			0
55.		Lebanon	72			310	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56.		Argentina	71		4.30	200	0	0	0	4	9	00	0	66
57.		Afghanistan	70				0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58.		Kazakhstan	65				0	0	0	0	0	0	0
59.		Yemen	65			1000	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	149
60.		Canada	64	23	13.50	66	0	0	3	12		0	4	119
61.		Rwanda	61
62.		Armenia	60	32	0.135	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39
63.		South Africa	60		3.50	168	0	0	0	4		0	2	85
64.		Singapore	60	312		100	0	0	0	1	6	0	4	119
65.		Uganda	60		0.10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66.		Ecuador	59	100	0.91	140	0	0	0	2	6	0	2
67.		Czech Republic	57		2.17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31
68.		Australia	54	20	23.18	210	0	0	0	13	0	0	6	160
69.		Netherlands	53	32		308	0	0	0	8	0	0	4	102
70.		Uzbekistan	53				0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71.=		Bulgaria	51				0	0	0			0		34
71.=		Croatia	51			200	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	24
73.		United Arab Emirates	50			436	0	0	0			0	0	80
74.		Cuba	46	12	0.20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	290
75.		Portugal	45			100	0	0	0	5	7	0	1	40
76.		Oman	42				0	0	0	0	2	0	0
77.		Belgium	41		4.00		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	68
78.		Burundi	40				0	0	0	0		0	0
79.		Finland	37	485	1.80	268	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	113
80.		Tunisia	35				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56
81.		Austria	34				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16
82.		Sweden	34	262	5.70	280	0	0	0	0	11	0	5	203
83.		Hungary	33		1.2	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
84.		Zimbabwe	32				0	0	0	0		0
85.		Bolivia	32		0.147		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
86.		Guatemala	31	35	0.12		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
87.		Chad	30				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
88.		Laos	29				0	0	0	0		0
89.		Norway	28	219	3.10	170	0	0	0	3		0	6	57
90.		Tanzania	27			96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
91.		Slovakia	26				0	0	0	0	0	0	0
92.		Turkmenistan	26				0	0	0	0	0	0	0
93.		Dominican Republic	24				0	0	0	0	0	0	0
94.		Kenya	24			76	0	0	0	0		0	0	15
95.		Uruguay	24		0.25	85	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	28
96.		Cameroon	23				0	0	0	0	0	0	0
97.		Denmark	23	65	2.50		0	0	2	4	3	0		48
98.		Zambia	22				0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99.		Albania	20	0	0.056	435	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
100.		Paraguay	19	165	0.125	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28

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Note

★
★
★ - Declared nuclear weapon state.

★ AC - Aircraft carriers

★ Cr - Cruisers

★ D - Destroyers

★ F - Frigates

★ Co - Corvettes

★ NS - Nuclear submarines

★ S - Conventional submarines

References

★ Global security website

★ World Military Guide

★ PRC official website

★ Indian Ministry of Defence

★ The World Fact Book - South Africa

See also

★ List of countries by number of active troops

★ List of countries by number of total troops

★ List of countries by military expenditures