WASHINGTON – Pakistan Military has been ranked among the World top Militaypowers of the World by the US based organisationUS-based Business Insiderlink>.
It has rated Pakistan’s military as the 13th most powerful amongst 25strongest armies in the world.
The ranking is however more based on numbers and quantity of weapons inwhich Armies like India have an edge and therefore have been placed athigher positions than Pakistan.
The ranking is based on the diversity of weapons possessed by each nationand the list has gauged the manpower available to each country too.Geography, logistical capacity, available natural resources and status oflocal industry are others factors taken into consideration. However, thepossession of nuclear assets is not taken into account.
The list indicates statistics that show Pakistan – allocating $7 billionbudget to its defense – has a total of 919,000 total military personnel.Its total aircraft, fighter aircraft and naval assets are 951, 301 and 197respectively. Moreover, it possesses 2924 combat tanks overall.
Below is an exhaustive list of top 5 most powerful militaries in the world:
1. United States
Emerging on top is United States as the most powerful army. Its respectivestatistics are as follows:
With a total population of 323,995,528, US have military personnelamounting to 2,363,675. Its total aircraft, fighter aircraft and navalassets are 13762, 2296 and 415 (19 aircraft carriers) respectively. The UShas 5,884 combat tanks. Furthermore, it allocates $587.8 billion towardsits defense budget.
2. Russia
Followed in close is Russia with total military personnel of 3,371,027 forits 142,355,415 population. Dedicating $44.6 billion towards its defensebudget, Russia has 3,794 total aircraft strength, 806 fighter aircraft,20,216 combat tanks and 352 (one aircraft carrier) total naval assets.
3. China
Having total population of 1,373,541,278 China’s total military personnelare 3,712,500. With total aircraft strength 2,955, fighter aircraft 1,271,combat tanks 6,457 and total naval assets 714 (one aircraft carrier), Chinahas secured the third rank. Its defense budget is $161.7 billion.
4. India
For a total population of 1,266,883,598, India has total military personnelof 4,207,250. Its total aircraft strength is 2,102, fighter aircraft 676,combat tanks 4,426 and total naval assets 295 (three aircraft carriers).Its defense budget is $51 billion.
5. France
Coming at last in top 5, France has total military personnel of 387,635 andtotal population 66,836,154. Its total aircraft strength, fighter aircraft,combat tanks and total naval assets amount to 1,305, 296, 406 and 118 (fouraircraft carriers) respectively. France has a total defense budget of $35billion.
Some other countries ranked on the list are United Kingdom, Japan, Turkey,South Korea, Indonesia, Israel, Iran, Australia, North Korea, Saudi Arabiaand Algeria coming in at the 25th spot