“top 10 powerful military nations”

There are different ways to measure the military power of a nation, such as the size of the armed forces, the budget, the technology, the nuclear capability, etc. One possible ranking is based on the Global Firepower Index (GFP), which assigns a score to each country based on various factors1. According to this index, the top 10 most powerful military nations in 2023 are:

1. United States (0.0712)
2. China (0.0854)
3. Russia (0.0959)
4. India (0.1214)
5. Japan (0.1501)
6. South Korea (0.1526)
7. France (0.1681)
8. United Kingdom (0.1991)
9. Brazil (0.2037)
10. Turkey (0.2098)