List of the world’s most powerful countries declared; See where India is?

New Delhi: Amid growing global stress, conflict and military conflict, Global Firepower (GFP) ranking 2025 Recently released, which has revealed the list of the world’s most effective and powerful armies. The United States is at the top of this list, while India has reached fourth place. This ranking has been prepared by studying all factors of military power, technological advancement, economic resources and strategic capabilities.

According to the GFP report, the power index scores of countries are the mainstay of this ranking. The lower the number in this score, the more military power will be considered. This calculation takes into account a total of more than 60 criteria – including army, air force, navy, tank force, defense budget, logistics capacity, technological innovation and size of geographical location.

Top 10 Powerful Country – GFP 2025

1. America (Strength Index: 0.0744)
America once again ranks first as the world’s most powerful country. The United States has 2.127 million military personnel, 13,043 aircraft and 4,640 tanks. In addition, its dominance is still intact due to its military bases, naval strength and sophisticated weapons collection worldwide.

2. Russia (Shakti Index: 0.0788)
Russia ranks second with 3.57 million troops, 4,292 aircraft and 5,750 tanks. In view of the Ukraine War, Russia has consistently alerted its military power and has the largest tank army.

3. China (Shakti Index: 0.0788)
China has 3.17 million soldiers, 3,309 aircraft and 6,800 tanks. The country is currently investing in military systems based on state -of -the -art technology and artificial intelligence.

4. India (Shakti Index: 0.1184)
India is the fastest development country in the world and its military power has also increased accordingly. India have 5.137 million military personnel, 2,229 aircraft and 4,201 tanks. India’s position in nuclear power -rich countries is considered very important.

5. South Korea (Shakti Index: 0.1656)
The country is well prepared due to continuous dangers from North Korea, with 3.82 million troops, 1,592 aircraft and 2,236 tanks.

6. United Kingdom (Power Index: 0.1785)
Despite the comparatively low number of its soldiers, Britain ranks sixth on the strength of its state -of -the -art technology and cyber abilities.

7. France (Shakti Index: 0.1878)
France has a major impact in Europe with 3.76 lakh military personnel, 976 aircraft and 215 tanks.

8. Japan (Power Index: 0.1839)
With 1,443 aircraft and 521 tanks, Japan is developing a modern and advanced military system.

9. Turkey (Shakti Index: 0.1902)
Turkey equipped with 8.83 lakh soldiers, 1,083 aircraft and 2,238 tanks is known as a powerful country in the Middle East.

10. Italy (Shakti Index: 0.2164)
Despite having 2.8 lakh soldiers, 729 aircraft and 200 tanks, Italy has secured tenth position due to the influence of NATO.

Pakistan was removed from the list

India’s neighboring country Pakistan is out of the top 10 in this list and ranks 12th. Its power index is 0.2513 and has a total of 17.04 lakh soldiers.

This report of GFP

This report of the GFP indicates that military power depends not only on the number of soldiers, but also on modern technology, strategic location and resource management. India’s fourth place is important, and its global military role is likely to be stronger in the coming years.