Most Powerful Militaries in 2026

Global Firepower's 2026 PowerIndex ranks the United States as the world's most powerful military (0.0741), ahead of Russia and China. Lower scores mean stronger conventional fighting capability.

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# Country PowerIndex
1United States0.0741
2Russia0.0791
3China0.0919
4India0.1346
5South Korea0.1642
6France0.1798
7Japan0.1876
8United Kingdom0.1881
9Turkiye0.1975
10Italy0.2211
11Brazil0.2374
12Germany0.2463
13Indonesia0.2582
14Pakistan0.2626
15Israel0.2707
16Iran0.3199
17Australia0.3208
18Spain0.3247
19Egypt0.3651
20Ukraine0.3691