Pakistan military ranked 11th strongest in world

Report lists US as number one followed by Russia, China, Japan and India in the top five


Web Desk October 05, 2015
A photo of Pakistan army. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistan military has been ranked as the 11th strongest military in the world, as per a Credit Suisse report on globalisation.

Ranked seven spots after India’s military, the report gives Pakistan a final military strength score of 0.41. Further, the report reveals that Pakistan’s active personnel number stands at 710,000 and has it more weaponry than Germany, Australia, and Canada.

The report ranks the strength of 20 countries according to weaponry, including tanks, aircraft, helicopters and submarines, each country represents.

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The US is listed as number one followed by Russia, China, Japan and India in the top five.

The report said, "Our analysis reveals the military superiority of the United States in conventional war capabilities compared to its close rivals. Its fleet of 13,900 aircraft, 920 attack helicopters, 20 aircraft carriers and 72 submarines far outweighs the military might of any of its close rivals and so does its defense spending worth $610 billion in 2014, which is far more than the combined military expenditures of the next nine countries in our index.”

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"In reality, in today’s nuclear era, conventional forces are not the only indicator of military strength. Russia and the United States account for more than 90% of global inventories of nuclear weapons according to data provided by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) Yearbook 2015," it added.

The list shows strength of countries in terms of military. PHOTO: BUSINESS INSIDER

The article originally appeared on Business Insider

COMMENTS (81)

Asfii | 8 years ago | Reply @TiffinBox: Bro if you read the history than you see that was politic decision so keep your mouth shut
harmeet singh | 8 years ago | Reply India is after US, Russia and China By the way where is iran and saudi arebia see saudi's defense budget is higher than India and iran's defence budget is equal to pakistan.
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