What is Military Power:
The military power of a State or nation indicates the level of development of its defense and war technology compared to that of other countries. Military power is generally divided into four forces: the air forces, the navy, the naval forces and the number of tanks.
The military power of a country is calculated with a formula with more than 55 factors defined by the GFP (Global Firepower or ‘global firepower’ in Spanish).
Among them are the flow of resources, quantity and technology of equipment, the number of troops, financial and political stability, the population of each State, among others.
Characteristics of military power
In the GFP database, there are 136 countries and the position in the global ranking table takes into account the following considerations.
Weapon Diversity
The diversity of weapons is more relevant than the total number of weapons available.
nuclear power
The nuclear power of each country is not taken into account. Despite this, if there is suspicion of such power, the GFP applies a bonus for said State.
Relative status
The calculation of military power takes into consideration the First World, Second World or Third World status of each country.
Influencing factors
The geographical characteristics, logistical flexibility, existing natural resources and local industry of each country are called influencing factors.
Availability of troops
The total availability of personnel is key, since it influences the availability of human resources and the industry.
naval power
Landlocked nations are not penalized for lack of naval power. Those with access are penalized for the lack of diversity in their ranks.
Military alliances
NATO allies receive an additional bonus because, in theory, they share weapons resources among themselves.
Socioeconomic stability
The stability financial situation and public health are taken into consideration.
International leadership
The current political and military leadership are not factors taken into consideration in the formula that determines position on the global league table of military power.
Ranking world military power
The world power leaderboard is calculated by the Power Index (PwrIndx) or ‘power index’ in Spanish, defined by the GFP.
Below, the first three places in world military power are found in the classification table, divided in turn by the position in air, navy, naval forces and number of tanks.
GFP 2018 military power Air Forces Armed Forces Naval Forces Tanks
No. 1 USA USA China North Korea Russia
No. 2 Russia Russia India China China
No. 3 China China USA USA USA
Summarized in the following table are the Latin American and Spanish countries that are positioned in the first 100 places in the ranking arranged in alphabetical order.
G.P.F.
2018
Power
military
Forces
aerial
Forces
armed
Forces
naval
Tanks
Argentina 37 39 52 56 43
Chili 58 41 58 35 49
Brazil 14 16 17 23 36
Bolivia 64 83 69 13 92
Colombia Four. Five — 14 9 —
Cuba 73 79 56 91 94
Ecuador 69 67 73 81 54
The Savior — 89 95 — —
Spain 19 23 41 55 48
Guatemala — — — 74 —
Honduras — — — Four. Five —
Mexico 32 26 18 17 —
Nicaragua — — — — 79
Panama — — — 79 —
Peru 42 37 48 43 78
Dominican rep — 86 — — —
Uruguay — — — 77 82
Venezuela 46 36 43 52 28
Military spending (USD million) according to GFP 2018
First three places:
No. 1: USA: 674,000 No. 2: China: 151,000 No. 3: Saudi Arabia: 56,725
Countries in Latin America and Spain positioned in the first 100 places in relation to their military spending:
No. 12: Brazil with 29,300 million USDNo. 17: Colombia with 12,145 million USDNo. 18: Spain with 11,600 million USDNo. 29: Mexico with 7,000 million USDNo. 36: Chile with 5,483 million USDNo. 46: Argentina with 4,330 million USDN° 48: Venezuela with 4,000 million USDN° 57: Peru with 2,560 million USDN° 60: Ecuador with 2,400 million USDN° 82: Cuba with 700 million USDN° 87: Uruguay with 490 million USDN No. 95: Bolivia with 315 million USD
How to cite: “Meaning of Military Power.” In: Meanings.com. Available in: https:///poderio-militar/ Consulted: