List of countries by size of armed forces

This list displays national troop levels by number of naval combatants

Naval ship

A naval ship is a ship used for combat purposes, commonly by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose...

, fighter aircraft

Fighter aircraft

A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...

and nuclear weapon

Nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first fission bomb test released the same amount...

s. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made.

Key

Declared nuclear weapon state.Iraq under Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...

had up to 400,000 active troops.AC - Aircraft CarriersAWS - Amphibious warfare shipCr - CruisersD - DestroyersF - FrigatesCo - CorvettesPB - Patrol Boats (Includes minesweepers)NS - Nuclear submarinesS - Conventional submarinesAir - Fighter aircraftAH - Attack Helicopter (includes helicopters that have some attacking capabilities)Nu - Nuclear weapons

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Country	Budget Military budget A military budget of an entity, most often a nation or a state, is the budget and financial resources dedicated to raising and maintaining armed forces for that entity. Military budgets reflect how much an entity perceives the likelihood of threats against it, or the amount of aggression it wishes... (US$ BN)	MBT Main battle tank A main battle tank , also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the heavy direct fire role of many modern armies. They were originally conceived to replace the light, medium, heavy and super-heavy tanks. Development was spurred onwards in the Cold War with the development...	AC Aircraft carrier An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...	AWS Amphibious warfare ship Amphibious warfare ship, often shortened to amphibs or phibs and popularly known as gator freighters, denotes a range of classes of warship employed to land and support ground forces, such as marines, on enemy territory during an amphibious assault...	Cr Cruiser A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...	D Destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...	F Frigate A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...	Co Corvette A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...	PB Patrol boat A patrol boat is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defense duties.There have been many designs for patrol boats. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, or police force, and may be intended for marine and/or estuarine or river environments...	NS Nuclear submarine A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor . The performance advantages of nuclear submarines over "conventional" submarines are considerable: nuclear propulsion, being completely independent of air, frees the submarine from the need to surface frequently, as is necessary for...	S Submarine A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...	Air Fighter aircraft A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...	AH Attack helicopter An attack helicopter is a military helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft, with the capability of engaging targets on the ground, such as enemy infantry and armored vehicles...	Nu Nuclear weapon A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first fission bomb test released the same amount...
Total	1,531	86,681	22		32	153		320	341	134	333	28,382		22,600
Afghanistan	0.25	600	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	0
Albania	0.20	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Algeria	4.99	1,105	0		0	0	3	8	0	0	4	213	134	0
Angola	2	300	0									65		0
Argentina	4.3	348	0		0	4	6	3		0	3	66		0
Armenia	0.405	110	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	16	33	0
Australia	26.9	59	0		0	3	12	0	20	0	6	103	16	0
Austria	1.8	233	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	16		0
Azerbaijan	7.5	320	0		0	0	1	7	40		0	400	200	0
Bangladesh	0.83	662	0				5					100		0
Bahrain														0
Belarus	0.47	1,608	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	212		0
Belgium	3.4	132	0		0	0	2	0		0	0	69		NATO shared Nuclear sharing Nuclear sharing is a concept in NATO's policy of nuclear deterrence, which involves member countries without nuclear weapons of their own in the planning for the use of nuclear weapons by NATO, and in particular provides for the armed forces of these countries to be involved in delivering these...
Benin														0
Bolivia	0.15		0		0	0	0	0		0	0	20		0
Bosnia and Herzegovina														0
Botswana														0
Brazil	27	581	1		0	0	9	5		0	7	221	13	0
Brunei														0
Kingdom of Bulgaria	1.4	430	0				4	3			1	88		0
Burkina Faso														0
Myanmar	7.07	800	0				4					128		0
Burundi		0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0
Cambodia	0.11	100	0		0	0	0	0		0	0			0
Cameroon		0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0
Canada	21	201	0		0	3	12	0	12	0	4	103	0	0
Cape Verde														0
Central African Republic														0
Chad		60	0									6		0
Chile	5.19	350	0		0	0	8	1		0	4	78		0
Colombia	3.3		0				4				4	42		0
Côte d'Ivoire														0
Independent State of Croatia	1.09	200	0					6			1	10		0
Cuba	0.2	1,600	0		0	0	0	1	5	0	0	230	18	0
Cyprus														0
Czech Republic	1.16	179	0									31		0
Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.1		0											0
Denmark	2.7	57	0			2	4	3				48		0
Djibouti														0
Dominican Republic			0											0
Ecuador	0.91	140	0				2	6			2			0
Egypt	25	6,224	0		0	2	9	2	130	0	12	700	214	0
El Salvador									3				0	0
Equatorial Guinea														0
Eritrea	0.22	700	0									187		0
Estonia									3					0
Ethiopia	0.29	400	0									48		0
Finland	1.93	124	0									63		0
Early Modern France	61.28	406	1	5	0	0	23	15		10	0	306		300
Germany	46.80	808	0		0	0	15	2		0	4	423		NATO shared Nuclear sharing Nuclear sharing is a concept in NATO's policy of nuclear deterrence, which involves member countries without nuclear weapons of their own in the planning for the use of nuclear weapons by NATO, and in particular provides for the armed forces of these countries to be involved in delivering these...
Greece	10.39	1,268	0	9			14				8	297		0
Guatemala	0.12		0									10		0
Haiti		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
Honduras														0
Hungary	0.75	12	0									23		0
India	38.3	5978	1	6	1	18	22	34	48	2	24	880	32	100-120
Indonesia	5.01	930	0	4			7			0	2	510
Iran	10	1,613	0		0	3	5	2			5	655		0
Iraq	17.9	197	0		0	0	0	0		0	1			0
Republic of Ireland	1.6	14	0		0	0	0	8		0	0	0		0
Israel	16	1,680	0		0	0	10	3		0	5	420		Neither confirms nor denies Nuclear weapons and Israel>possession of nuclear weapons
Italy	38.2	320	2	3	0	4	12	8		0	6	450	60	NATO shared Nuclear sharing Nuclear sharing is a concept in NATO's policy of nuclear deterrence, which involves member countries without nuclear weapons of their own in the planning for the use of nuclear weapons by NATO, and in particular provides for the armed forces of these countries to be involved in delivering these...
Japan	70.4	902	0	6	1	10	36	24		0	16	374		0
Jordan	1.39	1,179	0									101		0
Kazakhstan		1,266	0									181		0
Kenya		186	0									15		0
Laos	0.55	30	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	366	28	0
Lebanon	0.54	310	0									15		0
Libya	1.3	800	0				1	3				215		0
Lithuania	0.65		0					3				2		0
Malaysia	4.69	64	0				4	4	26		2	226		0
Mali														0
Mauritania														0
Mexico	10.07	567	0		0	2	6	7		0	0	58		0
Morocco	4.1	871	0			2	3	8				102		0
Nepal	0.1		0									0		0
Netherlands	12.6	110	0	2	0	0	6	0		0	4	87	29	NATO shared Nuclear sharing Nuclear sharing is a concept in NATO's policy of nuclear deterrence, which involves member countries without nuclear weapons of their own in the planning for the use of nuclear weapons by NATO, and in particular provides for the armed forces of these countries to be involved in delivering these...
Niger														0
Nigeria	0.73		0				1	1				51		0
North Korea	6	3,500	0	0		20	13				70	661		1-9
Norway	6.2	136	0				3				6	57		0
Oman		35	0					2				224		0
Pakistan	56	22,710	1	15	5	14	5	0		33	17	1,900	360	12,000
Rwanda			0											0
Saudi Arabia	39.2	1,055	0				7	4				287		0
Serbia	1.4	860	0									81	35	0
Singapore	7.87	100	0				6	6			4	119		0
Slovakia	0.91	487	0	4								12		0
Slovenia	0.55	70	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0
South Africa	3.9	168	0		0	0	4	0		0	3	43		0
South Korea	26.5	2,429	0	5	0	1	9	24	83	0	11	458	0	0
Spain	25.5	552	2	2	0	0	10	0		0	4	151		0
Sri Lanka	1.64	250	0					3				32		0
Sudan	0.58	200	0									240		0
Sweden	6.7	160	0					9	13		5	138		0
Switzerland	4.1	224	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	138		0
Syria	1.85	1,100	0				5	7			3	335		0
Republic of ChinaTaiwan's political status Political status of Taiwan The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of China , become unified with the territories now governed by the People's Republic of China , or formally declare... is disputed.	15	1,926	0			4	21				4	360		0
Tanzania		96	0								0			0
Thailand	1.77	500	1				12	5				913		0
Tunisia			0									56		0
Turkey	25	5,200	0		0	0	26	9		0	18	465		NATO shared Nuclear sharing Nuclear sharing is a concept in NATO's policy of nuclear deterrence, which involves member countries without nuclear weapons of their own in the planning for the use of nuclear weapons by NATO, and in particular provides for the armed forces of these countries to be involved in delivering these...
Turkmenistan			0									83		0
Uganda	0.1		0											0
Ukraine	2.07	3,784	0	1	(1)		2	1				188		0
United Arab Emirates		436	0									80		0
United Kingdom	57.42	420	1	8	0	7	17		18	11	0	345	606	240
United States	692	6,000	11	29	22	56	30	2		71	0	3,318	6417	9,600
Uruguay	0.25	85	0				3					28		0
Uzbekistan			0		0	0	0	0		0	0	355		0
Venezuela	4	194	0		0	0	6	0		0	2	76		0
Vietnam	6.2	1,829	0				6	5			8	441		0
Yemen		1,250	0					2				230		0
Zambia	0.04	30	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	6	0
Zimbabwe	0.06	77	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	9	0

Combat aircraft by country

Data from Center for Strategic and International Studies

Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Center for Strategic and International Studies is a bipartisan Washington, D.C., foreign policy think tank. The center was founded in 1962 by Admiral Arleigh Burke and Ambassador David Manker Abshire, originally as part of Georgetown University...

, Bharat Rakshak

Bharat Rakshak

Bharat Rakshak is a website devoted to discussing India's military affairs. It was started and is run by military enthusiasts.- History :...

otherwise where noted.

Country	Fighters	Bombers	Attack
United States of America United States Air Force The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...	3,043	171	1,185
Russian Federation Russian Air Force The Russian Air Force is the air force of Russian Military. It is currently under the command of Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin. The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno Morskogo Flota , or AV-MF).The Air Force was formed from...	1,264	166	1,267
Republic of India Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...	1,130	118	370
Estonian army	901	91	110
North Korea	899	60	211
South Korea Republic of Korea Air Force The Republic of Korea Air Force is the air force of South Korea...	648	60	352
Islamic Republic of Pakistan Pakistan Air Force The Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...	325	30	250
Israel Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force is the air force of the State of Israel and the aerial arm of the Israel Defense Forces. It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence...	233	10	264
Egypt Egyptian Air Force The Egyptian Air Force, or EAF , is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The EAF is headed by an Air Marshal . Currently, the commander of the Egyptian Air Force is Air Marshal Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed...	644	25
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... (Royal Air Force Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world... )	345	50	209

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