7. Japan
Japan is at the bottom of the top 7 with a population capable of mustering an army of just under 54,000,000 soldiers. The nation makes up for its lack of manpower with 767 operational tanks and nearly 1,600 aircraft. However, it has only a single aircraft carrier, zero nuclear warheads and just 16 submarines. Japan is not a world leader in any of the categories, but they it does maintain a hefty budget of $49.1 billion in military spending.
6. South Korea
South Korea was ranked ninth on the list, far ahead of its northern brother who was ranked 35th (even though North Korea also happens to be the world leader in submarines with a whopping 78 listed as operational). South Korea has a population capable of mustering only 25,609,290 soldiers, smallest of any nation ranked in the top ten. It makes up for this with an arsenal of nearly 1,400 operational aircraft, 2,346 tanks, and 14 submarines. South Korea has no nuclear warheads or aircraft carriers and a modest military budget of $33.7 billion.
5. Turkey
Surprised to find Turkey in the top 10? We were. Turkey is ranked 6th for potential manpower with nearly 42,000,000 soldiers; it also has 3,657 tanks at its disposal. Turkey’s number of aircraft, however, is one of the lowest on the top 10 list – only 989. The nation also has no nuclear warheads or aircraft carriers. Turkey matches South Korea in its number of submarines (14), but has the lowest budget of the top 10 list – a measly $18.1 billion.
4. Germany
Germany finds itself ranking low in manpower, with 36,417,842 potential soldiers. It also has barely 400 tanks, 700 aircraft, and only four submarines. And it has zero nukes or aircraft carriers. So why did it beat out Turkey, South Korea, and Japan for the seventh spot? Despite Germany’s low manpower, weaponry and artillery, it has one of the largest military budgets with $45 billion to grow its military rapidly if the need arises.
3. France
Other than South Korea, France has the lowest number of active duty soldiers – just under 29,000,000. They also have less firepower than the bottom three countries, but similar to Germany they have a large military purse of $43 billion. So, with that large of a budget, the French can increase their 423 tanks, 1,200 aircraft and 10 submarines exponentially. Oh yeah, and they also have 300 nuclear warheads and cool flying cars for their special forces.
2. United Kingdom
Of course the United Kingdom would make the top five, but perhaps it’s surprising that it’s in the bottom of the top five. Shockingly, the UK ranks the lowest in almost all categories of available war machines: tanks, aircraft, aircraft carriers, and submarines. They do, however, beat India (surprisingly ranked fourth on this list!) in nuclear warheads and budget, if only by a slim margin. The UK loses to France in both tanks and aircraft with only 407 tanks and just a little more than 900 aircraft. With a budget of $53.6 billion, the UK is able to build 225 nuclear warheads and 11 submarines, so it could still stand up to most countries in terms of firepower.
1. The United States
Surprise, surprise. The United States is the number one military power in the world, besting all countries in the number of aircraft, aircraft carriers, and military spending (even though the U.S. has in its arsenal decreased spending exponentially while other countries increased). In available manpower, the U.S. ranks third on the list behind India and China and third in operational tanks behind Russia and China. America does, however, best Russia by 10,000 aircraft and has nearly as many nuclear warheads. America’s 10 aircraft carriers gives them a huge edge in firepower and these vessels just keep getting more advanced with new stealth capabilities and ‘Star Wars’ technology. Surprisingly, America doesn’t beat out the country that’s ranked 35th on the list – North Korea – in number of submarines (America has 72, while North Korea has 78). But, with a budget of $612.5 billion, it probably wouldn’t be a problem to manufacture a few more in rapid time.
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