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What are the most powerful militaries in the world: where does Israel rank?

The Global Fire Power portal has prepared a study on the military assets of countries around the world, with the US leading the way.

Daniel GarcíaDanii_grc
Calum RocheEnglish_AS
The Global Fire Power portal has prepared a study on the military assets of countries around the world, with the US leading the way.
LISI NIESNERREUTERS

With the recent escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Global Fire Power website, a consultancy specializing in defense issues that annually compiles a ranking of military power, has conducted a study on the assets of the world’s leading nations.

Where Israel sits on military ranking

In creating this ranking, the website takes into account more than 60 individual factors to determine the PowerIndex score, ranging from the number of military units to the total amount of available weaponry, logistical factors, and the country’s geographic considerations. The portal ranked 145 countries, with the United States, maybe unsurprisingly, sitting top, with Russia, China and India next. Israel is ranked 18th.

Ranking of the most powerful militaries in the world:

  1. United States - PwrIndx: 0.0712
  2. Russia - PwrIndx: 0.0714
  3. China - PwrIndx: 0.0722
  4. India - PwrIndx: 0.1025
  5. United Kingdom - PwrIndx: 0.1435
  6. South Korea - PwrIndx: 0.1505
  7. Pakistan - PwrIndx: 0.1694
  8. Japan - PwrIndx: 0.1711
  9. France - PwrIndx: 0.1848
  10. Italy - PwrIndx: 0.1973
  11. Turkey - PwrIndx: 0.2016
  12. Brazil - PwrIndx: 0.2151
  13. Indonesia - PwrIndx: 0.2221
  14. Egypt - PwrIndx: 0.2224
  15. Ukraine - PwrIndx: 0.2516
  16. Australia - PwrIndx: 0.2567
  17. Iran - PwrIndx: 0.2712
  18. Israel - PwrIndx: 0.2757
  19. Vietnam - PwrIndx: 0.2855
  20. Poland - PwrIndx: 0.3406
  21. Spain - PwrIndx: 0.3556
  22. Saudi Arabia - PwrIndx: 0.3626
  23. Taiwan - PwrIndx: 0.3639
  24. Thailand - PwrIndx: 0.3738
  25. Germany - PwrIndx: 0.3881
  26. Algeria - PwrIndx: 0.3911
  27. Canada - PwrIndx: 0.3956
  28. Argentina - PwrIndx: 0.4243
  29. Singapore - PwrIndx: 0.4613
  30. Greece - PwrIndx: 0.4621
  31. Mexico - PwrIndx: 0.4687
  32. Philippines - PwrIndx: 0.4811
  33. South Africa - PwrIndx: 0.4885
  34. North Korea - PwrIndx: 0.5118
  35. Norway - PwrIndx: 0.5289
  36. Nigeria - PwrIndx: 0.5587
  37. Sweden - PwrIndx: 0.5679
  38. Myanmar - PwrIndx: 0.5768
  39. Netherlands - PwrIndx: 0.5801
  40. Bangladesh - PwrIndx: 0.5871
  41. Portugal - PwrIndx: 0.6116
  42. Malaysia - PwrIndx: 0.6189
  43. Colombia - PwrIndx: 0.7011
  44. Switzerland - PwrIndx: 0.7191
  45. Iraq - PwrIndx: 0.7365
  46. Chile - PwrIndx: 0.7712
  47. Romania - PwrIndx: 0.7735
  48. Czech Republic - PwrIndx: 0.7849
  49. Ethiopia - PwrIndx: 0.7979
  50. Denmark - PwrIndx: 0.8011

United States military

As the analysis shows, the United States continues to deliver commanding numbers in key material, financial, and resource categories. “The country leads the world technologically and is advanced in key medical, aerospace, and computer / telecom sectors while maintaining an edge in several major industry markets allowing for a certain degree of self-sustainment,” it states.

Israel’s 18th place is just one less than that of Iran, with the GFP doing a side-by-side comparison.