List of countries by level of military equipment

This is a list of countries by level of military equipment, including naval ships, fighter aircraft and nuclear weapons. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made.

List

Countries[a]
Military budget
(US$ bn)[b]
AWSTooltip Amphibious warfare ships
 Sources
 Afghanistan 2
 .01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Albania 0
 .425 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Algeria 24
 .00 1632 0 3 0 0 8 16 0 6 102 75 0 0
 Angola 1
 .04 310 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 56 0 0
 Antigua and Barbuda 0
 .00759 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Argentina 2
 .91 348 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 1 32 0 0 0
 Armenia[e] 0
 .621 221 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 7 0 0
 Australia 32
 .3 59 0 3 0 3 8 0 0 6 84 45 TC 1 [4]
 Austria 3
 .47 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 TC 0
 Azerbaijan[f] 2
 .27 920 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 26 0 0
 Bahamas 0
 .0923 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Bahrain 1
 .41 180 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 28 0 0
 Bangladesh 4
 .06 320 0 1 0 0 7 6 0 2 58 0 0 0
 Barbados 0
 .0424 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Belarus 0
 .650 517 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 21 0 0
 Belgium 4
 .83 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 44 14 [g] 0
 Belize 0
 .0233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Benin 0
 .0683 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Bolivia 0
 .4794 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
 .167 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
 Botswana 0
 .537 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 0 0
 Brazil 22
 .9 469 0 4 0 0 8 1 0 5 128 12 TC 1 [5]
 Brunei 0
 .437 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Bulgaria 2
 .07 215 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 19 13 0 0
 Burkina Faso 0
 .361 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0
 Burundi 0
 .0617 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
 Cambodia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
 Cameroon 0
 .424 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 0 0
 Canada 27
 .2 74 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 4 86 0 0 4
 Cape Verde 0
 .0115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Central African Republic 0
 .0389 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0
 Chad 0
 .206 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 0 0 [6]
 Chile 4 270 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 4 57 0 0 1
 People's Republic of China 474
 .0 (PPP)$ 5000 3 57 8 42 48 72 12 47 1570 278 410 132 [7][8]
 Colombia 10
 .4 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 0 4 55 28 0 0
 Costa Rica 0
 .433 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
 Croatia 1
 .12 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0
 Cuba — 225 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 12 0 0
 Cyprus 0
 .406 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
 Czech Republic 6
 .8 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 17 0 0
 Ivory Coast 0
 .898 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0
 .329 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 0
 Denmark 9
 .94 44 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 34 0 0 0
 Djibouti — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
 Dominican Republic 0
 .621 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
 Ecuador 1
 .55 55 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 2 9 0 0 0
 Egypt 11
 .1 5340 0 4 0 0 13 7 0 8 426 99 0 1
 El Salvador 0
 .172 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
 Equatorial Guinea — 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 5 0 0
 Eritrea — 1756 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 0 0
 Estonia 0
 .691 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
 Ethiopia 0
 .472 680 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 18 0 0
 Fiji 0
 .0485 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Finland 4
 .11 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0
 France 61
 .3 222 1 3 0 2 13 6 8 0 282 67 290 7 [7]
 Gabon 0
 .269 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 0
 Gambia — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
 Georgia 0
 .288 235 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 0
 Germany 88
 .5 295 0 0 0 3 7 5 0 6 209 51 [g] 7
 Ghana 0
 .233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 0 0
 Greece 4
 .98 1365 0 5 0 0 13 0 0 11 232 28 0 0
 Guatemala 0
 .337 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0
 Guinea 0
 .191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0
 Guinea-Bissau — 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Guyana 0
 .0678 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
 Haiti 0
 .0139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Honduras 0
 .340 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 0 0
 Hungary 2
 .04 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 0 0
 Iceland 0
 .0551 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 India 132
 .0 PPP 4614 2 9 0 13 17 20 2 17 726 127 172 21 [7]
 Indonesia 8
 .37 313 0 29 0 0 7 24 0 4 97 15 0 0
 Iran 14
 .1 1996 0 10 0 0 0 7 0 19 240 50 0 3
 Iraq 10
 .3 848 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 35 0 0
 Ireland 1
 .19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Israel 27
 .5 1370 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 5 340 43 90[h][7] 10
 Italy 35
 .5 200 2 3 0 4 12 0 0 8 221 36 [g] 9
 Jamaica 0
 .262 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
 Japan 61
 .2 PPP 518 2 3 2 34 8 0 0 24 313 101 TC 11 [9]
 Jordan 1
 .72 1365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 29 0 0
 Kazakhstan 1
 .44 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 32 0 0
 Kenya 1
 .11 188 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 3 0 0
 Democratic People's Republic of Korea — 5845 0 10 0 0 2 5 0 71 572 0 30 0 [7]
 Republic of Korea 47
 .9 2501 0 10 3 6 14 12 0 20 580 96 TC 0
 Kuwait 7
 .76 368 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 16 0 0
 Kyrgyzstan — 215 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0
 Laos — 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1
 Latvia 0
 .712 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
 Lebanon 1
 .92 204 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
 Lesotho 0
 .0432 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
 Liberia 0
 .0187 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Libya — 300 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 1 0 0
 Lithuania 2
 .5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Luxembourg 0
 .344 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 North Macedonia 0
 .188 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
 Madagascar 0
 .0772 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
 Malawi 0
 .0675 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
 Malaysia 3
 .72 48 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 2 38 0 0 0
 Maldives 0
 .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
 Mali 0
 .727 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4 0 0
 Malta 0
 .0839 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
 Mauritania 0
 .16 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0
 Mauritius 0
 .22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
 Mexico 5
 .27 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 68 0 TC 2
 Moldova 0
 .0421 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Mongolia 0
 .096 420 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
 Montenegro 0
 .0743 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
 Morocco 5
 .96 916 0 3 0 0 3 4 0 0 117 0 0 2
 Mozambique 0
 .127 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0
 Myanmar 2
 .11 186 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 1 92 12 0 0
 Namibia 0
 .422 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 0
 Nepal 0
 .387 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
 Netherlands 22
 .00 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 4 58 28 [g] 1
 New Zealand 2
 .72 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 TC 0
 Nicaragua 0
 .0784 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
 Niger 0
 .176 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0
 Nigeria 2
 .57 317 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 38 16 0 0
 Norway 8
 .252 52 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 40 0 0 0
 Oman 7
 .48 117 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 56 0 0 0
 Pakistan 13
 .3 2537 0 8 0 0 10 6 0 8 583 65 170 0 [10][7]
 Panama 0
 .805 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
 Papua New Guinea 0
 .0942 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Paraguay 0
 .288 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
 Peru 2
 .13 240 0 3 0 0 7 7 0 6 48 18 0 1
 Philippines 5
 .90 0 0 17 0 0 3 1 0 0 39 38 0 0
 Poland 48
 .7 808 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 3 109 28 TC 0
 Portugal 2
 .86 37 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 25 0 0 0
 Qatar 15
 .4 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 24 0 1
 Republic of the Congo 0
 .301 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
 Romania 5
 .21 377 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 49 0 TC 0 [11]
 Russia 461
 .6 (PPP) 13530 1 20 4 10 12 81 28 21 1517 404 5889 109 [7][12][13]
 Rwanda 0
 .127 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
 Saudi Arabia 75
 .8 960 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 364 47 TC 0
 Senegal 0
 .343 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
 Serbia 2
 .1 265 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 26 0 0
 Seychelles — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Sierra Leone 0
 .0257 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
 Singapore 10
 .9 97 0 4 0 0 6 8 0 4 100 19 0 0
 Slovakia 2
 .12 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0
 Slovenia 0
 .630 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
 Somalia — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 South Africa 3
 .24 157 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 26 11 TC 1
 South Sudan 0
 .0701 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
 Spain 23
 .7 327 1 2 0 5 6 0 0 2 152 24 0 3
 Sri Lanka 1
 .59 62 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 11 0 0
 Sudan — 465 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 40 0 1
 Suriname — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
 Sweden 13
 .4 120 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 94 0 0 0
 Switzerland 5
 .74 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 TC 0
 Syria — 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 226 20 0 0
 Republic of China (Taiwan) 36
 .1 PPP 1110[14] 0 9 0 4 22 0 0 4 346 96 0 1 [i]
 Tajikistan 0
 .187 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
 Tanzania 0
 .827 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 0 0
 Thailand 6
 .99 420 1 3 0 0 7 7 0 0 113 7 0 0
 Timor-Leste 0
 .0443 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Togo 0
 .107 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 0 0
 Trinidad and Tobago 0
 .904 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
 Tunisia 1
 .14 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
 Turkey 22
 .7 4378 0 5 0 0 16 10 0 12 291 95 [g] 2
 Turkmenistan — 654 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 10 0 0
 Uganda 0
 .547 240 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 0 0
 Ukraine 64
 .8 2123 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 111 35 0 0
 United Arab Emirates 26
 .9 353 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 155 28 0 3
 United Kingdom 81
 .8 227 2 5 0 6 7 0 10 0 145 40 225 8 [7][15]
 United States 997 [j] 4650 11 42 7 76 27 0 68 0 3368 867 5244 141 [7][17][18][19]
 Uruguay 0
 .442 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 4 0 0
 Uzbekistan — 340 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 33 0 0
 Venezuela — 173 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 71 9 0 1
 Vietnam 5
 .68 1379 0 7 0 0 0 12 0 8 80 0 0 1
 Yemen — 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 0
 Zambia 0
 .387 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 5 0 0
 Zimbabwe 0
 .0389 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 6 0 0
 Total

States marked 'TC' are widely considered technologically capable of wielding, operating or developing nuclear weapons, however are signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and are not known to possess any at the current moment. Japan, South Korea and Poland are generally considered de facto nuclear states due to their believed ability to wield nuclear weapons within 1 to 3 years.[20][21][22] South Africa produced six nuclear weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early 1990s. South Africa signed the NPT in 1991.[23][24]

Combat aircraft by country

Figures sourced from the Center for Strategic and International Studies[25][26] and Flightglobal.com,[27] unless otherwise noted.

Rank Country Fighters Bombers Attack Total Sources
1 United States (USAF, US Navy) 5,209 162 343 5,714
2 Russia (Russian Air Force, Russian Naval Aviation) 862 181 548 1,591
3 China (PLAAF, PLANAF) 922 160 276 1,358
4 India (Indian Air Force, Indian Naval Air Arm) 646 227 873
5 North Korea 484 40 154 678
6 Pakistan 447 136 583 [28]
7 Egypt 338 26 496 [28]
8 South Korea 468 488
9 Israel 426 426
10 Japan 380 380

Figures sourced from the Lowy Institute[29]

Rank Country Navy VLS Cells Sources
1 United States (US Navy) 9,620
2 People's Republic of China (PRC Navy) 4,328
3 Russia (Russian Navy) 1,672
4 Japan (Japanese Navy) 1,448
5 South Korea (South Korean Navy) 896
6 India (Indian Navy) 696
7 United Kingdom (Royal Navy) 544
8 Singapore (Singapore Navy) 384
9 Italy (Italian Navy) 304
10 France (French Navy) 304
11 Spain (Spanish Navy) 240
12 Australia (Australian Navy) 208
13 Canada (Canadian Navy) 192

See also

Notes

  1. ^ All data apart from the number of nuclear weapons is taken from The Military Balance (2020).[1]
  2. ^ Budget is annual
  3. ^ Fixed-wing aircraft with combat capability
  4. ^ Includes helicopters that have some attacking capabilities i.e. 'multi-role helicopters'
  5. ^ Pre-war figures
  6. ^ Pre-war figures
  7. ^ a b c d e See: NATO nuclear sharing
  8. ^ Israel neither confirms nor denies possession of nuclear weapons
  9. ^ Taiwan's political status is disputed.
  10. ^ Includes United States Coast Guard Budget.[16]

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