Here'sa ranking of the top-20 armed forces of the world with gist of their prowess.

20)
Budget: $15.7 bn

Active frontline personnel: 92,000

Tanks: 181

Aircraft: 420

Submarines: 4

Since end of Cold War, Canadian military has been deeply engaged in international security ops in various parts of, notably in Afghanistan from 02 - 14

19)
Budget: $6.9 bn

Active frontline personnel: 476,000

Tanks: 468

Aircrafts: 405

Submarines: 2

Indonesian Army has been involved in multifaceted operations incl. internal counter-insurgency operations in Aceh, Maluku, & Papua.

18)
Budget: $40.2 bn
Active frontline personnel: 179,046
Tanks: 408
Aircraft: 663
Submarines: 4

Post German reunification in 1990, German Army has been employed in peacekeeping operations worldwide & since 2002 also in combat operations in as part of NATO's ISAF.

17)
Budget: $9.4 bn
Active frontline personnel: 120,000
Tanks: 1,009
Aircrafts: 467
Submarines: 5

AF of Republic of Poland popularly called Wojsko Polskie were part of the coalition forces that participated in the ISAF mission in led by NATO.

16)
Budget: $5.39 bn.

Active frontline personnel: 306,000

Tanks: 722

Aircrafts: 573


Royal Thai Army is a major player in maintaining Thai unity & sovereignty. The army has a long history of coups d'état & coup attempts & Its leadership sees coup-making as a role.

15)
Budget: $26.1 bn

Active frontline personnel: 58,000

Tanks: 59

Aircrafts: 408

Submarines: 6

Australian Army formed in 1901 have been involved in a no of minor & major conflicts throughout its history.

14) Israel
Budget: $17 bn

Active frontline personnel: 160,000

Tanks: 4,170

Aircrafts: 684

Submarines: 5

Israel with the most hostile neighbours is a small military with conscription. Its force has tank, aircraft, space assets, fighter, armed drones, & nuclear weapons.

13) Taiwan
Budget: $10.7 bn
Active frontline personnel: 290,000

Tanks: 2,005

Aircrafts: 804

Submarines: 4

Under the ever-present shadow of neighbouring China, Taiwan keeps the US as a critical ally in the region. It holds a PwrIndx rating of 0.4008.

12) Egypt
Budget: $4.4 bn
Active frontline personnel: 468,500
Tanks: 4,624
Aircrafts: 1,107
Submarines: 4

Egyptian military is the oldest & largest AF in the ME with over 1,000 M1A1 Abrams tanks. With US aid it has the 5th largest tank fleet in the world.

11) Pakistan
Budget: $7 bn
Active frontline personnel: 617,000
Tanks: 2,924
Aircrafts: 914
Submarines: 8

Pakistani military is one of the largest in terms of active personnel, tanks, aircrafts & attack helicopters with a unique weapon which is state sponsored terrorism.

10) Turkey
Budget: $18.2 bn
Active frontline personnel: 410,500
Tanks: 3,778
Aircrafts: 1,020
Submarines: 13

Turkey's armed forces are one of the largest in the eastern Mediterranean but lack an aircraft carrier.

9) United Kingdom
Budget: $60.5 bn
Active frontline personnel: 146,980
Tanks: 407
Aircrafts: 936
Submarines: 10
Aircraft Carriers : 2

Repeatedly emerging victorious from conflicts has allowed Britain to establish itself as one of the world's leading military powers.

8) Italy
Budget: $34 bn
Active frontline personnel: 320,000
Tanks: 586
Aircrafts: 760
Submarines: 6

Italian military possesses 2 active aircraft carriers, large submarines & attack helicopter fleets. A 4th branch known as Carabinieri, acts as is its military police.

7) South Korea
Budget: $62.3 bn
Active frontline personnel: 624,465
Tanks: 2,381
Aircrafts: 1,412
Submarines: 13

South Korea has built a capable military with a no of submarines, attack helicopters, active personnel, tanks & is the 6th largest air force in the world.

6) France
Budget: $62.3 bn
Active frontline personnel: 202,761
Tanks: 423
Aircrafts: 1,264
Submarines: 10

French military is small but highly trained & capable of force projection. Its aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, routinely engages in military deployments.

5)India
Budget: $50 bn
Active frontline personnel: 1,325,000
Tanks: 6,464
Aircrafts: 1,905
Submarines: 15

As per 2015 Credit Suisse report, Indian Armed Forces is the world's 5th-most powerful military whereas 2020 GlobalFirepower report lists it as 4th most-powerful military.

4) Japan
Budget: $41.6 bn
Active frontline personnel: 247,173
Tanks: 678
Aircrafts: 1,613
Submarines: 16

JSDF has the world's fifth-largest military budget & force. In recent years, it has engaged in international peacekeeping operations with the United Nations.

3) China
Budget: $216 bn
Active frontline personnel: 2,333,000
Tanks: 9,150
Aircrafts: 2,860
Submarines: 67

PLA is the fastest modernising militaries in & is a potential military superpower, with significant regional power & rising global power projection capabilities.

2) Russia
Budget: $84.5 bn
Active frontline personnel: 766,055
Tanks: 15,398
Aircrafts: 3,429
Submarines: 55

Russia has the world's second-most powerful military and possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear warheads in the world.

1) United States
Budget: $601 bn
Active frontline personnel: 1,400,000
Tanks: 8,848
Aircrafts: 13,892
Submarines: 72

US military consists of Army, Marine, Navy, Air Force, Space Force & Coast Guard. It has a widespread deployment of force around with 800 bases outside US