List of countries by size of Armed Forces
Here is a list of armed forces ranked by active troop strength. This information was provided by The Military Balance 2003-2004 found in the 2005 edition of the World Almanacs and Book of Facts.
Rank Country Active troop Strength (thousands) Reserve troop strength (thousands) Defense expend. as of 2002 ($ billions) # of Tanks # of Cruisers / Frigates / Destroyers
1. China 2,270 550 48.4 7,180 0C/ 42F/ 21D
2. United States 1,414 1,259 329.6 7,620 27C/ 30F/ 49D
3. India 1,298 535 13.1 3,398 0C/ 16F/ 8D
4. N. Korea 1,082 4,700 4.7 3,500 0C/ 3F/ 0D
5. Russia 988 2,400 48 21,870 7C/ 10F/ 14D
6. S. Korea 686 4,500 12.6 1,000 0C/ 9F/ 6D
7. Pakistan 620 513 2.5 2,368 0C/ 8F/ 0D
8. Iran 520 350 4.9 1,565 0C/ 3F/ 0D
9. Turkey 515 378 8.7 4,205 0C/ 19F/ 0D
10. Vietnam 484 3000 2.3 1,315 0C/ 6F/ 0D
11. Myanmar 444 - 2.8 100 -
12. Egypt 443 254 3.1 4,395 0C/ 10F/ 1D
13. Taiwan 370 1,657 7.5 926+ 0C/ 21F/ 11D
14. Syria 319 354 1.8 4,500 0C/ 2F/ 0D
15. Thailand 306 200 1.7 333 0C/ 12F/ 0D
16. Ukraine 302 1,000 4.7 3,784 1C/ 12F/ 0D
17. Indonesia 297 400 6.2 - 0C/ 17F/ 1D
18. Germany 296 390 31.5 2,398 0C/ 12F/ 1D
19. Brazil 288 1,115 9.7 178 0C/ 14F/ 0D
20. France 260 100 38 614 0C/ 20F/ 12D
21. Ethiopia 253 - 0.4 270+ -
22. Japan 240 47 37.1 1,020 0C/ 9F/ 45D
23. Italy 217 65 24.2 1,183 1C/ 12F/ 4D
24. United Kingdom 210 257 35.2 543 0C/ 20F/ 11D
25. Saudi Arabia 199 - 21 1,055 0C/ 7F/ 0D
26. Morocco 196 150 1.3 744 0C/ 2F/ 0D
27. Mexico 193 300 5.3 - 0C/ 8F/ 3D
28. Spain 178 329 8.3 552 0C/ 16F/ 0D
29. Greece 178 6.1 6.2 1,723 0C/ 12F/ 2D
30. Israel 162 425 9.4 3,950 -
