Nato members defense spending, in two charts defense one. Defence expenditure of nato countries 20122019 nato collects. Armed forces personnel, total world bank open data. The totals are based on the data on 172 states in the sipri military. Russias military budget for 2015 is nonetheless still around. This list of top international rankings by country includes globalscale lists of countries with. During world war ii, decoration day was expanded and renamed memorial day to honor all americans who died in military service. The first list is based on the sipri fact sheet which includes a. Military spending and the uns development agenda sustainable. In 1995, michael pillsbury, an expert on china who has worked with every us president since nixon and has, he writes, arguably had more access to chinas military and intelligence.
In our latest world in 2050 report we present economic growth projections for 32. Arrow graphics correspond to each nations placement against the previous years list. The world in 2050 will the shift in global economic power. The total number of armed conflicts reached a new peak of 52 in 2015, following a 35 year low of 31 in 2010. Depending on the question what is a country, there are several answers. Gdp purchasing power parity ppp military expenditure. The list is mainly based on cia world factbook for the year 2016 and 2019. Stockholm international peace research institute sipri 2019 fact sheet. List of top international rankings by country wikipedia. Data for all countries from 19882019 as a share of gdp pdf. The 2015 chinese white paper chinas military strategy, issued by chinas. Ppps can be expressed in the currency of either of the countries. Military spending versus international cooperation.
List of countries by number of military and paramilitary. Is a country a country when it is recognized by the united nation then the answer is 192. Best performance at world polo championship, 4 gold medals, 7 total medals, sports, 2015. This represents the total flow on effects on the world. South koreas active military aircraft fleet accounted for around three percent of the world. Indicators of a nations military capacity, both in terms of the. In many oilexporting countries, increases in military spending over the. The united states, however, officially recognizes fewer than 200 nations.
Figures may not add up to displayed totals due to the conventions of rounding. This statistic illustrates the share of the global military fleet in 2015, with a breakdown by country. World country has information on population, language, religion, olympic achievements. Since the establishment of the united nations, and indeed much earlier too, the high.
Additional information on military fleets around the. Current political military leadership is not taken into account. Many of the 171 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two koreas and vietnam, include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel. Global firepower 2020 world military strength rankings. For 2019 there are a total of 7 countries included in the gfp database. Specifically, in the most recent budget 2015, the government reaffirmed its. List of countries by military expenditures wikipedia. As of 412016 there are a total of 126 countries included in the gfp database. Per capita consumption summary selected countries pdf.
Gdp per capita industrial water as a share of total water. The chinese, brazilian, indian, and united states government budgets are the figures reported by the international monetary fund the table includes information from governments budgets. South koreas active military aircraft fleet accounted for around three percent of the world total. Notes on methodology military expenditures 2011 military expenditures 2007. Purchasing power parity ppp between two countries, a and b, is the ratio of the number of units of country as currency needed to purchase in country a the same quantity of a specific good or service as one unit of country bs currency will purchase in country b. Reference detailing major and minor global military powers through accumulated statistics and rankings. Matt butler served in the air force for over 20 years and deployed ten times to various contingency operations around the world.
Ultimately, the best answer is that there are 196 countries in the world. That travel inspired him to start rollors, an outdoor game company. Has country already reached sdg target on improved water access. Ever wondered which country has the strongest army in the world. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the united nations and 2 countries that are nonmember observer states. The pakistani military is one of the largest forces in the world, in terms of active personnel.
This is the third consecutive year that total global military expenditure has. As military forces around the world are constantly changing in size, no definitive list can ever be compiled. But if you count all independent pieces of territory the you have to include vatican city, kosovo and chinese taipei taiwan as well. World gdp ranking 2015 data and charts ministry of. Chinas secret plan to topple the us as the worlds superpower. The following terms used throughout the 2015 global peace index report are defined.
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