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Global Firepower Rankings: Amidst the ongoing geopolitical tensions and war-like situations across the world, countries are further strengthening their defense strategies. Meanwhile, Global Firepower has released the Military Strength Ranking for the year 2026, in which the military strength of 145 countries has been assessed. This ranking has been prepared on the basis of more than 60 different parameters, which determine the power index i.e. PwrIndx score of each country.
Know what the rules are
According to Global Firepower, the perfect PwrIndx score for any country is considered to be 0.0000, but achieving such a score is not realistically possible under the current formula. The rule is that the lower the PwrIndx score, the greater the conventional military strength of that country.
America becomes number 1
In the ranking of 2026, America has once again retained the title of the world’s most powerful army. America’s PwrIndx score was 0.0741 and it has remained at number one continuously since 2005. Russia stood second, with a score of 0.0791, while China stood third with a score of 0.0919.
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| rank | Country | Area | power index score | comparison to 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | North America | 0.0741 | Number 1 since 2005 |
| 2 | Russia | Eastern Europe | 0.0791 | no changes |
| 3 | China | East Asia | 0.0919 | no changes |
| 4 | India | South Asia | 0.1346 | no changes |
| 5 | south korea | East Asia | 0.1642 | no changes |
| 6 | France | Western Europe | 0.1798 | came up from 7th |
| 7 | Japan | East Asia | 0.1876 | came up from 8th |
| 8 | United Kingdom (Britain) | Western Europe | 0.1881 | went down from 6th |
| 9 | turkiye | middle east | 0.1975 | status stable |
| 10 | Italy | Southern Europe | 0.2211 | no changes |
Know which number India is at?
India and South Korea have retained their place in the top-5 and thus the ranking of the top five countries remains the same as last year. This time France has jumped to sixth position. France was at seventh place in 2025 and 11th in 2024, that is, it is continuously climbing up. Japan has also moved up one place to seventh place in 2026.
Britain’s ranking declined
At the same time, the ranking of United Kingdom i.e. Britain has declined and it has slipped to eighth place. In the last two years it has gradually come down from sixth place. Italy has retained its 10th rank and its PwrIndx score is 0.2211, completing the top-10 list.
This year has been disappointing for Pakistan. He was ranked ninth in 2024, slipped to 12th in 2025 and has now reached 14th in 2026 with a score of 0.2626. On the other hand, Germany has taken a big leap. Germany was ranked 19th in 2024 and has now moved up to 12th in 2026, which shows a huge improvement in its military capabilities.