The ranking of the strongest armies in the world by Global Firepower has been published.
More than 60 different factors, such as the economic situation in the country, geographical location, and logistical capabilities, were taken into account when calculating the military power index. Since its inception in 2005, the Global Firepower ranking has become an important source of information about the military strength of countries around the world and is part of the Military Factory network.
According to GFP data, Kyrgyzstan's military budget is 654 million US dollars.
In Central Asia, Uzbekistan ranked 53rd (previously 58th), Kazakhstan – 58th (previously 57th), Turkmenistan – 78th (previously 77th), and Tajikistan – 100th (previously 108th). Kyrgyzstan, in turn, improved its position, rising from 105th to 109th place.
Below is the complete list of countries in the ranking:
United States
Russia
China
India
South Korea
France
Japan
United Kingdom
Turkey
Italy
Brazil
Germany
Indonesia
Pakistan
Israel
Iran
Australia
Spain
Egypt
Ukraine
Poland
Taiwan
Vietnam
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Algeria
Canada
Singapore
Greece
North Korea
Argentina
Nigeria
Netherlands
Myanmar
Mexico
Bangladesh
Portugal
Norway
South Africa
Philippines
Malaysia
Colombia
Iraq
Denmark
Switzerland
Ethiopia
Finland
Chile
Peru
Venezuela
Romania
Uzbekistan
United Arab Emirates
Czech Republic
Morocco
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Angola
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bulgaria
Serbia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cuba
Sudan
Austria
Sri Lanka
Slovakia
Belarus
Qatar
Ecuador
Croatia
Jordan
Bahrain
Kuwait
Albania
Turkmenistan
Tunisia
Libya
Paraguay
Bolivia
Cambodia
Kenya
Chad
Oman
Syria
Lithuania
Tanzania
New Zealand
Slovenia
Mozambique
Mongolia
Ireland
Georgia
Guatemala
Uruguay
Yemen
Cameroon
Tajikistan
Armenia
Latvia
Honduras
Mali
Zimbabwe
Estonia
Uganda
Ivory Coast
Kyrgyzstan
Luxembourg
Zambia
Ghana
South Sudan
North Macedonia
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Republic of the Congo
Lebanon
Eritrea
Niger
Afghanistan
Namibia
Mauritania
Nepal
Laos
Senegal
Burkina Faso
Montenegro
El Salvador
Botswana
Madagascar
Gabon
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland
Panama
Moldova
Somalia
Benin
Kosovo
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Suriname
Central African Republic
Belize
Bhutan
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