Top 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 

Manpower: 1,328,000

Tanks: 4,657

Armored Fighting Vehicles: 360,069

Self-propelled Artillery: 1,595

Towed Artillery: 1,269

Rocket Projectors: 694

Attack Helicopters: 1,000

Nuclear Weapons: 5,550

Technological Capabilities: 3/132 

Weighted Ranking: 2.75

The United States has the strongest army in the world. The country spent $916 billion in defense expenditure during 2023, which represented 37% of the global military spending. It is the third most technologically advanced country in the world, which reflects in its massive defense industry at home. Another significant, strategic strength of the US Army is the access it enjoys to America’s military bases spread across 80 countries, which allows them to strike enemy targets anywhere at will.

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