Ranking of World’s Most Powerful Armies 2024: US Leads with $777 Billion Military Expenditure

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2024-05-01 03:33:26

It represents the largest military expenditure in the world, worth approximately US$777 billion. Photo: diffusion

According to the index Global Firepower 2024 (GFI)The Russian Armed Forces took second place in the list of the strongest armies in the world, and the first place was assigned to the United States Armed Forces.

This ranking evaluates and compares the military capabilities of nations around the world, based on various factors such as arsenal, available technology, troop training, logistics, among others.

Which country has the most powerful army in the world in 2024?

The place World Fire Power he published a ranking of the strongest weapons in the world, where the United States Army It was first ranked with a combat power index of 0.0699, this indicates that the lower the index, the greater the combat power. On the other hand, in close competition, the Russian Armed Forces They were placed second with an index of 0.0702.

This classification represents the detailed evaluation of each country’s military capabilities, including aspects such as weapons, military technology, human resources and logistics.

United States Army. Photo: AFP

The most powerful major armies in the world

According to the index Global Firepower 2024, posted at the site Global firepower, Includes the five strongest weapons in the world China, with an index of 0.0706, in third place, followed by India with an index of 0.1023 in fourth place, and South Korea, is in fifth place with an index of 0.1416.

Ranking of the most powerful weapons in the world. Photo: Statista

he United Kingdom It is in sixth place with an index of 0.1443. Moreover, Ukraine He fell three places compared to the previous year, and is now in eighteenth place. These data reflect the changing dynamics and variations in global military capabilities.

FF. AA. from Ukraine. Photo: VOA

US military bases around the world

According to data from the American University of Washington in 2021, United States They maintained 800 military bases in more than 70 countries around the world. However, the magazine Conflict Management and the Science of Peace presents a different figure, considering that there are 254 military bases and military installations, and the deployment of 173 thousand North American troops around the world.

The reason for this discrepancy is that the Pentagon does not disclose information about all of its international military facilities. The base network, characterized by its vast extension and lack of transparency, makes it difficult to obtain a complete and accurate count, according to the aforementioned media.

These military bases in the US serve as nerve centers for logistics, command and control operations, and serve in support of various military operations in various regions of the world. Each location was strategically chosen to optimize the rapid response capability of US forces to potential incidents.

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