20 Countries with the Strongest Armies in the World

5. India

GDP (2023): $3.73 trillion

Defense Spending (2023): $83.57 billion

Active Manpower: 1,455,550

Tanks: 4,614

Armored Fighting Vehicles: 151,248

Self-propelled Artillery: 140

Towed Artillery: 3,243

Rocket Projectors: 702

Attack Helicopters: 40

Nuclear Weapons: 156

Technological Capabilities Rank: 39

Weighted Ranking: 8.70

India has the second-largest standing army in the world after China. It has the sixth-largest fleet of battle tanks and the fourth-largest fleet of armored fighting vehicles in the world. The nuclear-armed nation spent a whopping $83.57 billion on defense expenditure in 2023, making it the fourth largest spender in the world.