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February 13, 2010

World powerful countries

We definitely know the USA is the world's superpower, its annual military budget alone is more than the rest of the world combined. The rise of other nations such as China, India, Russia in the 21st century however, spark curiosity of what's going on in the next ranks. The rankings below compile the data and information from military databases websites.
The rankings take into account mobilization capability, quality of equipments and weapons, leadership efficiency, availability and quality of military manpower, economy/industrial capability, active military manpower, quality of training, morale, military budget, experience, logistics support, and military readiness.
Army and Air force (Land Power) Combat Rank:

1. USA:
Armed Forces Power: 10000
Population: 308 millions
GDP: $14.27 trillion
Note: World largest military budget
2. China:
Armed Forces Power: 2757
Population: 1.34 billion
GDP: $4.76 trillion
Note: World biggest standing army
3. India:
Armed Forces Power: 2290
Population: 1.18 billion
GDP: $1.24 trillion
Note: World biggest IT hub
4. Israel:
Armed Forces Power: 2098
Population: 7.5 million
GDP: $215.7 billion
Note: World best trained and most sophisticated airforce
5. Russia:
Armed Forces Power: 1726
Population: 142 million
GDP: $1.26 trillion
Note: World largest nuclear warheads stockpile
6. United Kingdom:
Armed Forces Power: 1037
Population: 62 million
GDP: $2.2 trillion
Note: Military treaties all over the world
7. Turkey:
Armed Forces Power: 972
Population: 73 million
GDP: $594 billion
Note: Europe largest army
8. South Korea
Population: 50 million
GDP: $800 billion
Armed Forces Power: 920
9. Pakistan:
Population: 169 million
GDP: $167 billion
Armed Forces Power: 699
10. North Korea:
Armed Forces Power: 688
Population: 24 million
GDP: $28 billion
Note: World highest per capital military spending - 33% national income spend on military

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