20 Countries with the Strongest Armies in the World

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1. United States

GDP (2023): $26.9 trillion

Defense Spending (2023): $916 billion

Active Manpower: 1,328,000

Tanks: 4,657

Armored Fighting Vehicles: 360,069

Self-propelled Artillery: 1,595

Towed Artillery: 1,267

Rocket Projectors: 694

Attack Helicopters: 1,000

Nuclear Weapons: 5,550

Technological Capabilities Rank: 3

Weighted Ranking: 2.75

The United States tops our list of countries with the strongest armies in the world. Washington spent a staggering $916 billion on defense expenditure in 2023, which accounted for nearly two-fifths of the global military spending during the year. The country ranks third in the world for technological advancement and is home to some of the world’s largest defense contractors. America operates hundreds of overseas military bases across 80 countries and territories, which provides the U.S. Army a distinct strategic advantage to strike any target anywhere in the world at will.

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