From China and the US to India and Russia, here are the 25 largest militaries in the world, ranked by the number of active-duty armed forces.

The ranking which comes amid global geopolitical uncertainty and conflicts, is based on more than 60 factors, all of which contribute to a country's Power Index (PwrIndx) score.

In a stunning shift in global military power, India has leapfrogged China to claim the title of the third most powerful air force in the world. While the United States continues to dominate, followed ...

Except for Tunisia entering the Top 10 at Libya’s expense, and Morocco moving up to sixth ahead of Angola, Africa’s top military rankings are unchanged from the 2025 edition of the Global Firepower ...