Business Insider: The world’s most powerful militaries in 2023, ranked 

* Global Firepower ranked 145 countries based on their military power — here are the top 25. 

* It said the US, China, and Russia rank highest, with some surprises further down. 

* Experts told Insider that ranking militaries is subjective and imperfect, and suggested things to bear in mind. 

Global Firepower’s 2023 Military Strength Ranking ranks 145 nations’ militaries, weighing a host of different factors like the volume of sophistication of its equipment, its finances, geography, and resources. 

The ranking considers factors including the amount of military equipment and troops each country has, as well as their financial standing, geography, and available resources, information which may be imperfect. 

Notably, the ranking only evaluates militaries from a conventional standpoint, overlooking a country’s capacity for nuclear strike.  

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Update: US barely ahead of Russia in military strength – report (RT)  

WNU Editor: The Global Firepower Index is here (link here).