List of countries by size of armed forces

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    This list of countries by size of armed forces displays national troop levels by active troop strength, number of Naval combatants and aircrafts. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made. For example, "troop strength" in some forces might include administative 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 C NS S Fighter aircraft
    1. Flag of People's Republic of China People's Republic of China ** 2255 0800 044.94 8580 00 00 29 47 70 06 25 1400
    2. Flag of United States United States ** 1412 0858 518.10 7650 11 22 49 30 00 72 00 3200
    3. Flag of India India ** 1325 1155 021.33 4800 01 00 08 13 36 00 16 0738
    4. Flag of Russia Russia ** 1200 2400 032.40 22950 01 05 15 11 85 50 20 2400
    5. Flag of North Korea North Korea ** 1106 4700 004.70 3500 00 00 00 03 00 26 0626
    6. Flag of South Korea South Korea 0687 4500 021.00 2200 00 00 07 09 28 00 09 0420
    7. Flag of Pakistan Pakistan ** 0619 0528 004.26 2368 00 00 00 06 05 00 03 0451
    8. Flag of Iran Iran 0545 0350 006.30 2200 00 00 03 04 13 00 07 0302
    9. Flag of Turkey Turkey 0514 0378 012.00 4205 00 00 00 19 06 00 13 0430
    10. Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 0484 3000 002.30 1829 00 00 00 06 00 00 02 0211
    11. Flag of Egypt Egypt 0450 0254 003.10 3680 00 00 01 10 03 00 04 0487
    12. Flag of Myanmar Myanmar 0428 - 002.80 0800 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0128
    13. Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 0361 1000 004.70 3784 00 00 00 02 00 00 0520
    14. Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 0316 0400 001.30 1300 00 00 00 00 0002
    15. Flag of Thailand Thailand 0306 0200 001.70 0333 01 00 00 08 07 00 00 0130
    16. Flag of Syria Syria 0296 0354 000.80 4900 00 00 00 02 00 00 0144
    17. Flag of Republic of China Republic of China 0290 1657 007.90 0926 00 00 04 21 00 04 0400
    18. Flag of Brazil Brazil 0287 1115 009.70 0450 01 00 00 11 00 05 0180
    19. Flag of Germany Germany 0250 0130 029.00 02850 00 00 00 15 03 00 12 0382
    20. Flag of France France ** 0259 0100 045.00 0614 01 00 12 11 09 10 00 0330
    21. Flag of Japan Japan 0239 0047 044.30 1020 00 00 42 09 00 00 17 0357
    22. Flag of Italy Italy 0230 0065 028.00 1183 01 00 02 12 08 00 07 0219
    23. Flag of Colombia Colombia 0207 00 006.30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000
    24. Flag of Eritrea Eritrea 0202 0250 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0030
    25. Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0200 0020 021.00 0432 00 00 00 07 00 00 0397
    26. Flag of Morocco Morocco 0196 0150 002.31 0744 00 00 00 02 00 0110
    27. Flag of Mexico Mexico 0192 0300 006.07 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 -
    28. Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom ** 0190 0057 048.00 0543 02 00 08 17 13 00 0480
    29. Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia 0182 - 000.30 0400 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0129
    30. Flag of Iraq Iraq 0179 000 000.00 0000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0138
    31. Flag of Spain Spain 0177 0329 008.30 0552 01 00 00 11 00 00 04 0340
    32. Flag of Greece Greece 0177 0291 005.89 1723 00 00 00 14 00 08 0418
    33. Flag of Israel Israel * 0168 0425 009.45 3950 00 00 00 00 03 00 06 0402
    34. Flag of Poland Poland 0163 005.56 03200 00 00 00 02 05 00 05 0093
    35. Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 0157 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0015
    36. Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 0137 0250 00 00 00 04 00 00 0125
    37. Flag of Algeria Algeria 0127 00 00 00 00
    38. Flag of Cambodia Cambodia 0124 00 00 00 00
    39. Flag of Sudan Sudan 0117 000.58 200 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0042
    40. Flag of Philippines Philippines 0113 00 00 00 00
    41. Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 0110 001.69 00 00 00 04 04 00 01
    42. Flag of Peru Peru 0110 0188 0300 00 01 01 08 00 06
    43. Flag of Jordan Jordan 0100 0035 000.76 1179 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0101
    44. Flag of Angola Angola 0100 000.18 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0065
    45. Flag of Romania Romania 0093 002.21 00 00 01 02 00 0048
    46. Flag of Nepal Nepal 0090 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000
    47. Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 0083 000.09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    48. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 0082 0008 004.00 00 00 00 06 00 02 0076
    49. Flag of Chile Chile 0080 0050 0320 00 00 00 07 07 00 04 0075
    50. Flag of Belarus Belarus 0079 0289 1608 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0212
    51. Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 0078 00 00 00 01 01 00
    52. Flag of Libya Libya 0076 00 00 00 00
    53. Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 0072 0300 0220 00 00 00 0048
    54. Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 0072 0310 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000
    55. Flag of Argentina Argentina 0071 004.30 0200 00 00 00 04 09 00 00
    56. Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan 0070 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    57. Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 0068 00 00 00 00
    58. Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 0065 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    59. Flag of Yemen Yemen 0065 1000 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 0149
    60. Flag of Canada Canada 0064 0023 013.50 0066 00 00 03 12 00 04 0119
    61. Flag of Rwanda Rwanda 0061
    62. Flag of Armenia Armenia 0060 0032 000.135 0110 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0039
    63. Flag of South Africa South Africa 0060 003.50 0168 00 00 00 03 00 01 0085
    64. Flag of Singapore Singapore 0060 0312 0100 00 00 00 00 00 04 0119
    65. Flag of Uganda Uganda 0060 000.10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000
    66. Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 0059 000.72 00 00 00 00 00 00
    67. Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic 0057 002.17 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    68. Flag of Australia Australia 0054 0020 023.18 00 00 00 13 00 06 0130
    69. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 0053 0032 0308 00 00 04 05 00 00 04 0105
    70. Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0053 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    71. Flag of Croatia Croatia 0051 00 00 00 00 03 00 01 0024
    72. Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 0050 0436 00 00 00 00 00 0080
    73. Flag of Cuba Cuba 0046 0012 000.20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0290
    74. Flag of Portugal Portugal 0045 00 00 00 05 07 00 01
    75. Flag of Oman Oman 0042 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
    76. Flag of Belgium Belgium 0041 004.00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 0072
    77. Flag of Burundi Burundi 0040 00 00 00 00 00 00
    78. Flag of Finland Finland 0037 0485 001.80 0268 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0113
    79. Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 0035 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0056
    80. Flag of Austria Austria 0034 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    81. Flag of Sweden Sweden 0034 0262 004.40 0160 00 00 00 00 11 00 05 0203
    82. Flag of Hungary Hungary 0033 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    83. Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 0032 00 00 00 00 00
    84. Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 0032 000.147 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    85. Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 0031 0035 000.12 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0010
    86. Flag of Chad Chad 0030 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0006
    87. Flag of Laos Laos 0029 00 00 00 00 00
    88. Flag of Norway Norway 0028 0219 003.10 0170 00 00 00 03 00 06 0079
    89. Flag of Tanzania Tanzania 0027 0096 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    90. Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 0026 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    91. Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 0026 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    92. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 0024 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    93. Flag of Kenya Kenya 0024 0076 00 00 00 00 00 00 0015
    94. Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 0024 000.25 0085 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 0028
    95. Flag of Cameroon Cameroon 0023 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    96. Flag of Denmark Denmark 0023 0065 002.50 00 00 00 00 03 00
    97. Flag of Zambia Zambia 0022 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    98. Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 0021 0250 000.341 0090 00 00 00 00 00 00 0007
    99. Flag of Albania Albania 0020 00 000.056 0435 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0098
    100. Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 0019 0165 000.125 0012 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0028
    101. Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 0004 0320 002.50 0556 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0138

    • ** - Declared nuclear weapon state.
    • * - Undeclared nuclear weapon state.
    • AC - Aircraft carriers
    • CR - Missile Cruisers
    • D - Destroyers
    • F - Frigates
    • C - Corvettes
    • NS - Nuclear submarines
    • S - Conventional submarines

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