21 January 2024

2024 military strength rankings: US most powerful, India at 4th position behind China


India has maintained its position as the fourth strongest military globally, with the United States being named the most powerful followed by Russia and China, according to the Global Firepower rankings.

According to GFP’s assessment, India holds a Power Index (PwrIndx) score of 0.1023. (A score of 0.0000 is considered ‘perfect’). The US holds a Power Index score of 0.0699, Russia 0.0702 and China 0. 0706.

A total of 145 countries were assessed on the basis of their global military prowess for the Global Firepower’s 2024 Military Strength Rankings.

India’s neighbour Pakistan has been ranked ninth and Italy takes the 10th position. South Korea, the United Kingdom, Japan and Turkey also feature in the top 10 list.

The rankings for the index are reached after judging the countries on several parameters, including military resources, natural resources, industry and geographical features and available manpower.

On their assessment methodology, Global Firepower said on their website: “Our formula allows for smaller, more technologically-advanced, nations to compete with larger, lesser-developed powers and special modifiers, in the form of bonuses and penalties, are applied to further refine the list which is compiled annually.”

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