Military Size Comparison

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Published 2018-12-28
We compare the military strength of 172 countries/nations! From how many active Soldiers they have, to the number of Tanks, Armored Fighting Vehicles, Planes, Helicopters, Warships, Submarines, Aircraft Carrier and Nuclear Weapons! We will aim to find out the most powerful Army, Navy, Air Force and the largest military in the world! The ranking is done taking cumulative sum of military equipment which is explained further below. Lets find out the most military powerful country in the world!

Note:
AFV includes Reece Vehicles, Infantry Fighting Vehicles, Armoured Personal Carriers, Artillery Carriers, Combat Jeeps, Rovers and Trucks.
Tanks includes Main Battle Tanks, Light Tanks etc
Planes include Fighter Jets, Transport Planes etc
Light Warship includes Patrol Craft, Corvette, Mine Warfare, Landing Craft, Support Ship
Heavy Warships include Amphibious Assault & Landing Ships, Cruisers, Destroyers and Frigates.
Submarines include both nuclear and non-nuclear subs.

Due to insufficient information, these nations are excluded from the list:
Andorra, Comoros, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Palau, Palestine, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadine, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vatican City

Disclaimer:
1) The information presented here is for information and entertainment purpose only.
2) Information are only as accurate as the original sources they reflect.
3) This is not an official count, figures listed will likely vary according to other factors.
4) The ranking is based on cumulative summation of rankings of each individual components and just takes into account quantitative number of equipments classes listed here only, and not the advancement of the equipments.
5) The ranking is not official and does not reflect which nations will win or lose. A nation may have a nuclear submarine that can take down 10 other normal outdated submarine and the single submarine will still be counted as equals to the outdated submarine.

Kindly note several mistakes in the video:
1) Pakistan should have 0 aircraft carrier, it is a mistake on our part and we apologize for that. The ranking is pertaining to the original data and does not change however.
2) It should be Moldova and not Moldovia.
3) It should be Jordan and not Jordon.
4) Bangladesh latest flag should not have the map inside.


Sources:
International Institute for Strategic Studies (The Military Balance 2018)
Federation of American Scientist (June 2018 - By Hans M. Kristensen and Robert S. Norris)
Global Fire Power & Military Factory
Defense Web and Global Security

Flags images are from Wikimedia Commons.

Music Used:
"Curse of the Scarab" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

All Comments (21)
  • @Apuscus
    Number 1: Antarctica Foot soldiers: 10,060,345 penguins Elite troopers: 201,124 polar bears Armored battalions: 517,662 seals Heavily armored battalions : 100,463 killer whales Nonconventional warfare: numberless blizzards, -40° temperatures, non-survival atmosphere. Enemies: none. President: Scrat, the saber-toothed squirrel.
  • @jons.1166
    Military industry : How many AFV you need? Italy: yes Russia: yos Usa: a b s o l u t e l y
  • @im.rimon_
    Los santos : only three Soldier required and that is Micheal , Franklin and Trevor they will handle whole los Santos 😂😂
  • @rahulchawla817
    Update:- Today INDIA's defense budget is 75 billion dollars
  • @idc6796
    Me: "how many tanks do you need?" Russia: YES
  • @kiranrajk.s.2
    I Don't know with what weapons world war 3 will be fought, but world war 4 will be fought with sticks and stones - Albert Einstein
  • @methmonster
    Imagine how quick Haiti versus America would be.
  • Plot twist: more than the half amount of tanks in Russia are owned by civilians
  • @sittingbush
    This is like the progression of a military simulator game
  • @legendman5354
    Who just got this video in their recommendations Everyone knows that it's now outdated but still watched
  • @nb5437
    At least 15% of the people here are trying to come up with hypothetical World War 3 scenarios
  • @KHan-od2sy
    3 Russia 2 USA 1 Gordon Ramsay when you serve him frozen food
  • @nic9415
    No one : Nobody : Russia : hm,you think 6850 nukes is a lot?
  • 3. Russia 2. USA 1. Me when playing Dictator No Peace Countryballs Edit: 40 likes? Thanks you! Edit 2: I add "Countryballs" Edit 3: Being 70 like is so "great"😎 This is many like I've been comment Edit 4: Wait for 100 like for 10 days, that more like DNPC (Dictator No Peace Countryballs) has a million likes (not really)
  • @TheRacingMonkey
    No submarines in Nepal? Oh that’s what they want you to think...
  • @Feli23422
    Fabricante de armas: ¿cuántas bombas nucleares? Estados Unidos: si