Global Firepower, the leading authority on military might, has released its annual ranking of the world’s most powerful armed forces.

Global Firepower Rankings 2024

The United States continues to have the most powerful military in the world, followed by Russia and China, according to the Global Firepower rankings 2024.

•India has the fourth strongest military globally, according to the index which evaluated the strength of 145 countries.

•According to the ranking, Pakistan is at number 9 while Bhutan has the least powerful military in the world.

The index takes into account around 60 factors, including the number of troops, military equipment, financial stability, geographic location and available resources.

•According to the Global Firepower assessment, India has a Power Index score of 0.1023. (A score of 0.0000 is considered ‘perfect’).

•Meanwhile, the US holds a Power Index score of 0.0699, Russia 0.0702 and China 0. 0706.

Notably, South Korea overtook UK and became the fifth most powerful country in the world in terms of military strength.

•GFP also analyzed the defence budgets of the 145 countries.

•US spends the most money on its military with a defence budget of $831 billion. It’s followed by China ($227 billion), Russia ($107 billion) and India ($74 million).

•Among the top five defence spenders, US accounts for 63.3% of the total expenditure share.

Global Firepower Rankings 2024- Bharat