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As military forces around the world are constantly changing in size, no definitive list can ever be compiled. All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam , include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel.
List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel; List of countries without armed forces; List of militaries that recruit foreigners; List of armies by country; List of navies; List of air forces; List of gendarmeries; List of space forces, units, and formations; List of military special forces units; List of active rebel groups
Country Army Founded Endonym Ref. Abkhazia Abkhazia Army: 1992; 33 years ago () Afghanistan Islamic National Army: 1722; 303 years ago () Pashto: افغان ملي پوځ Albania Albanian Land Force: 2000; 25 years ago () Albanian: Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë Algeria Algerian Land Forces
Rank Country Global Militarization Index (GMI) Military Expenditure Index Score People Index Score Heavy Weapons Index Score 1 Ukraine 335: 5.11: 1.29: 1.75
The estimates are drawn from demographic projections in the CIA World Factbook as of 2009. As defined by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, "fit for military service" means all citizens of a country (both male and female) between the ages of 16 and 49 that are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons. [1]
As currently understood in international law, "military occupation" is the effective military control by a power of a territory outside of said power's recognized sovereign territory. [2] The occupying power in question may be an individual state or a supranational organization, such as the United Nations .
List of countries by level of military equipment Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title List of largest armed forces .
SIPRI's estimate of the top 10 countries by per capita military expenditure, US dollars per person (2023). [3] Country name $/cap Accuracy Israel: 2997,1 Precise United States: 2694,2 Precise Singapore: 2194,6 Precise Saudi Arabia: 2051,9 Estimate Kuwait: 1799,3 Precise Ukraine: 1762,2 Estimate Norway: 1583,6 Precise Denmark: 1377,9 Precise Finland