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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
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
Led collaborationist Chinese forces during World War II. Ezer Weizmann United Kingdom Israel: President of Israel (1993–2000) 1942–1945 1946–1969: Major-General: Served in World War II, the 1948 Palestine War, Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, and War of Attrition. Richard von Weizsäcker Germany: President of Germany (1984–1994) 1938–1945 ...
Country Army Founded Endonym Ref. Abkhazia Abkhazia Army: 1992; 33 years ago () Afghanistan Islamic National Army: 1722; 303 years ago () Pashto: افغان ملي پوځ, romanized: Afǧān millí pawź Albania Albanian Land Force: 2000; 25 years ago () Albanian: Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë Algeria
Country Type Quantity (Estimated) Origin Notes Namibia: T-55: 1 Soviet Union: Netherlands: Leopard 2A6: 20 Germany: Most MBTs retired in 2011, 100 Leopard 2 MBTs sold to Finland in 2014. 18 Dutch Leopard 2s are still in use in the German-Dutch tank battalion Panzerbataillion 414 (leased). [40] Nicaragua: T-55: 31 Soviet Union: Nigeria: T-55: 24 ...
[64] [65] Turkey has more than 40+ military and intelligence bases scattered all around Iraq, the most out of any country. [66] There are plans to build a new base in the Metina area of Duhok governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan Region as of April 2021. [67] [68] In total, Turkey has stationed around 5,000 to 10,000 soldiers in Iraq. [69] [61] Kosovo
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 .