What position does Uzbekistan hold among the world’s strongest countries?

The platform for evaluating military strength of countries, Global Firepower, announced the ranking of countries according to their military capabilities. This platform has been updating the ranking since 2006, and this year the total of 145 countries were reviewed in the analysis.

How is the ranking formed?

The military strength of each country is assessed based on equipment such as tanks, aircraft, navy, the population’s fitness for military service, financial resources (defense budget), logistics infrastructure, natural resources, and geographic location, more than 60 factors in total. As a result, each country receives a special Military Power Index (PowerIndex). The lower this index, the higher the country’s military potential is considered. The ideal value is 0.0000, but in practice, it is impossible to achieve.

The leader of the ranking remains the United States of America. The five strongest countries in the world are as follows:

1. United States of America (PowerIndex: 0.0741);
2. Russia (PowerIndex: 0.0791);
3. China (PowerIndex: 0.0919);
4. India (PowerIndex: 0.1346);
5. South Korea (PowerIndex: 0.1642).

These five countries are considered the strongest in terms of traditional military power, but the PowerIndex does not take into account strategy, alliances, and economic capacities.

At the bottom of the ranking, the following countries are assessed as the weakest:

1. Liberia (PowerIndex: 3.9275);
2. Suriname (PowerIndex: 4.0538);
3. Central African Republic (PowerIndex: 4.2381);
4. Belize (PowerIndex: 4.3602);
5. Bhutan (PowerIndex: 5.7991).

In Central Asia, Uzbekistan showed an increase, occupying the 53rd place in the overall ranking. The ranking of neighboring countries is as follows:

1. Kazakhstan (PowerIndex: 1.0433) 58th place;
2. Turkmenistan (PowerIndex: 1.7459) 78th place;
3. Tajikistan (PowerIndex: 2.1749) 100th place;
4. Kyrgyzstan (PowerIndex: 2.3969) 109th place.

Regarding military expenditures, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the world’s total spending exceeds 2.6 trillion dollars and continues to grow against the background of geopolitical tension. Per capita, the ranking is led by Israel – approximately 3700 dollars per year, followed by the United States (2400 dollars) and Australia (2100 dollars). In Germany and Russia, this figure is about 1500 dollars.

In large countries, per capita spending is relatively low: in China about 214 dollars, in India 77 dollars. In Central Asia, the leader is Kazakhstan (288 dollars), followed by Turkmenistan (254 dollars) and Uzbekistan (170 dollars). Kyrgyzstan (106 dollars) and Tajikistan (43 dollars) have significantly lower indicators.

Experts emphasize that the level of military spending per capita depends not only on economic capabilities but also on the level of threat. In countries with a high threat level, defense funds are directed regardless of the population size.

Aziza Shukhratova

Editor of «ZAMIN.UZ»

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