Global Firepower Index

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Global Firepower Index
AbbreviationGPI
Formation2006;16 years ago (2006)
Website www.globalfirepower.com

The Global Firepower Index(GPI) is a ranking that has been updated annually since 2006. The index attempts to measure the conventional warfare capacity of various countries. Different military, demographic, financial, logistical and geographic factors are included in the index, but not nuclear warfare capacity.

Contents

The index has received coverage in various media, including in The Times of India, [1] CNBC, [2] Newsweek, [3] Inquirer [4] and Handelsblatt. [5]

Methodology

More than 50 statistical indicators are included in the index. These include the manpower, equipment, military budget, natural resources and other factors. The number of nuclear weapons is not included, however, as only the capacity for conventional warfare is calculated. A score is calculated from all indicators, the PowerIndex (PwrIndx). The lower the PwrIndx, the greater the estimated capacity for conventional warfare. The best theoretical score a country can achieve in the Global Firepower Index is 0. [6]

Ranking

Countries are sorted by their rank in the Global Firepower Index in 2022. In this year, 140 countries were ranked. [6]

RankCountryPowerIndex
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.0453
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.0501
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.0511
4Flag of India.svg  India 0.0979
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.1195
6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0.1261
7Flag of France.svg  France 0.1283
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0.1383
9Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0.1572
10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.1695
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.1801
12Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0.1869
13Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0.1961
14Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0.2104
15Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0.2251
16Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.2322
17Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0.2377
18Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0.2621
19Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.2901
20Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0.2966
21Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 0.3215
22Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0.3266
23Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.3601
24Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.4179
25Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.4231
26Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.4276
27Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0.4506
28Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0.4521
29Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0.4581
30Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 0.4621
31Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0.4724
32Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 0.5015
33Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0.5455
34Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 0.5597
35Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.5745
36Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0.5859
37Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0.5937
38Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0.5938
39Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 0.5972
40Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0.6091
41Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0.6161
42Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0.6253
43Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0.6423
44Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0.6438
45Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 0.6663
46Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0.6851
47Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 0.6953
48Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0.7091
49Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0.7282
50Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0.7453
51Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0.8076
52Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 0.8124
53Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0.8169
54Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0.8272
55Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0.8573
56Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.8633
57Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0.8677
58Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0.8924
59Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0.9019
60Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0.9617
61Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0.9923
62Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0.9962
63Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1.0251
64Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1.0615
65Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1.0798
66Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1.0931
67Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1.1071
68Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1.1235
69Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1.1451
70Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1.2246
71Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1.2988
72Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1.3265
73Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1.3382
74Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1.3664
75Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1.3989
76Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.4171
77Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1.4429
78Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 1.4453
79Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1.4729
80Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 1.4754
81Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1.5252
82Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 1.5708
83Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 1.6728
84Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1.6836
85Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1.7083
86Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1.9486
87Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 1.9638
88Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2.0014
89Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2.1966
90Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2.2011
91Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2.2421
92Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2.2436
93Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2.2398
94Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2.2758
95Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2.3098
96Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2.3147
97Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2.3169
98Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2.3269
99Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2.3829
100Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2.3944
101Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 2.4318
102Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2.4526
103Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 2.5072
104Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2.5771
105Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2.5799
106Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 2.5998
107Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2.6008
108Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2.6527
109Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 2.6558
110Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 2.6873
111Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 2.7163
112Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2.7392
113Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2.8437
114Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2.8681
115Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 3.0023
116Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 3.1746
117Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 3.1759
118Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 3.3736
119Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 3.4016
120Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3.5349
121Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 3.6906
122Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 3.7337
123Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.0288
124Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 4.1541
125Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 4.3067
126Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 4.3496
127Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 4.3558
128Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 4.4351
129Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 4.7216
130Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 4.7871
131Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 4.8015
132Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 5.0255
133Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 5.2184
134Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 5.7275
135Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 7.4234
136Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 7.5206
137Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 8.5213
138Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 11.8854
139Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 13.9136
140Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 35.8958

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