The folks at Global Firepower ranked the world’s 10 most powerful militaries. They examined the defence forces of 68 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 40 different stats about a country, including number of aircraft carriers, available manpower, and labor force, to produce a Power Index, in which lower numbers equal more firepower.World’s 5th biggest armed force, Pakistan army is not in the ranking. What’s the reason? I don’t know. 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 10 Countries with Strongest Armies.

In some situations the difficulties arise from a cultural change that has taken place over the last 50 years as many people, especially in the western world, no longer see their military as something of national pride. Thus, these militaries do not often “brag” about how many people they have killed; instead they often emphasize how many of their own soldiers sacrificed their lives for the cause.