Top 20 Countries with the Strongest Armies in the World

3. Russia

GDP (2023): $1.86 trillion

Defense Spending (2023): $109.5 billion 

Manpower: 1,320,000

Tanks: 14,777

Armored Fighting Vehicles: 161,382

Self-propelled Artillery: 6,208

Towed Artillery: 8,365

Rocket Projectors: 3,065

Attack Helicopters: 559

Nuclear Weapons: 6,255

Technological Capabilities: 51/132 

Weighted Ranking: 5.20

While Russia’s military reputation may have received a dent with setbacks faced in Ukraine, it is still a force to be reckoned with. Moscow spent a whopping $109 billion in defense expenditure last year in order to aid the ongoing fight. The country has an active manpower of over 1.3 million troops, and boasts the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world.