Top 25 Powerful Countries in the World by Military Strength

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1. United States

GDP (2023): $27 trillion

Defense Spending (2023): $916 billion

Nuclear Weapons: 5,550

Manpower: 1,328,000

Tanks: 4,657

Artillery: 3,556

Aircraft/Fighter Jets: 5,209

Aircraft Carriers: 11 

Submarines: 64

Military Satellites in Orbit: 218

Overseas Military Bases: 759

Cyber Capabilities Rank: 1 

Technological Capabilities Rank: 3

Overall Score: 0.87

The United States has the most powerful military in the world. It outranks all countries of the world in three key areas of military power – ground forces, air force, and navy. The country spent $916 billion on defense expenditure in 2023, which was equivalent to nearly two-fifths of the world’s military spending. Moreover, the country has the largest fleet of fighter jets and aircraft carriers in the world. Another vital factor that makes the US military so powerful is the geographic advantage it enjoys with its 759 overseas bases spread across 80 countries which allow Washington to strike any enemy anywhere at will.

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