10 Countries with the Strongest Armies in the World

1. United States

Manpower: 1,328,000

Tanks: 4,657

Armored Fighting Vehicles: 360,069

Rocket Projectors: 694

Attack Helicopters: 1,000

Nuclear Weapons: 5,550

GDP (2023): $26.95 trillion

Defense Spending (2022): $877 billion

Technological Capabilities: 3/132

Weighted Ranking: 3.25

The United States has the strongest army in the world. About than two-fifths (40%) of all global military spending was attributed to the US in 2022, with the country spending about $877 billion on defense expenditure that year. It is ranked as the third most technologically advanced country in the world, and that reflects in its defense industry at home as well, since it includes some of the largest armaments and aerospace companies in the world such as Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, and RTX Corporation among others. Another distinct strength of the US Army is their military bases spread across 80 countries of the world, which allow them to target enemies wherever they may be at will.

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