World's Top 5 Powerful Country 

by grb

 The folks at Global Firepower ranks the most powerful militaries in the world. Ranking based on multiple factors, including each country’s military budget, number of aircraft carriers, available manpower and labor force.

The Global Firepower ranked the world’s most powerful countries in term of army strength. They examined the defense forces of 106 countries in order to compile the rankings, taking into account manpower, land systems, air power, naval power, resources, logistics, finances and geography covered.

They measure 50 different stats about a country – including each country’s military budget, number of aircraft carriers, available manpower and labor force, to produce a Power Index, in which lower numbers equal more firepower. The index doesn’t take into account Nuclear capabilities; They are not included in the calculation. Also, it doesn’t penalize landlocked nations for lack of a standing navy.

World’s 6th biggest military, Pakistan army is not in the top 10. It stands on 13th place amongst the most powerful armies. Anyway, check out the world’s top 10 most powerful militaries, with some accompanying stats. You may also like to see the list of top 5 countries with strongest armies.

Lets start :

AT NO.5

FRANCE_______:--- 2017 France Military Strength:

Power Index: 0.1914Defense Budget: $35,000,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 204,000
Labor Force: 30,480,000
Total Aircraft:1,305
Total Naval Strength: 118

Strongest army in the world, see the current military capabilities and available firepower for the nation of France.

 AT NO.4

INDIA _________:-----2017 India Military Strength:

Power Index: 0.1593
Defense Budget: $51,000,000,000Active Military Personnel: 1,362,500
Labor Force: 513,700,000
Total Aircraft: 2,102
Total Naval Strength: 295

Current military capabilities and available firepower for the nation of India.

AT NO.3

CHINA_______:-----2017 China Military Strength:

Power Index: 0.0945
Defense Budget: $161,700,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 2,260,000
Labor Force: 805,900,000
Total Aircraft: 2,955
Total Naval Strength: 714

The strongest army in the world. Checkout the current military capabilities and available firepower for the nation of China.

ATNO.2

RUSSIA______:------2017 Russia Military Strength:

Power Index: 0.0929
Defense Budget: $44,600,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 798,527
Labor Force: 77,410,000
Total Aircraft: 3,794
Total Naval Strength: 352

The best trained army in the world. Checkout the current military capabilities and available firepower for the nation of Russia.

AT NO.1

USA_________:-----2017 United States Military Strength:

Power Index: 0.0857
Defense Budget: $587,800,000,000
Active Military Personnel: 1,373,650
Labor Force: 158,600,000
Total Aircraft: 13,762
Total Naval Strength: 415

Check out the current military capabilities and available firepower for the nation of United States. The most powerful military in the world.

Nuclear capabilities are not included in this calculation. “As the inclusion of such weapons would defeat the purpose of such comparisons”. The placings are based strictly on each nation’s potential conventional war-making capabilities across land, sea and air.