Pakistan Army has emerged as the seventh most powerful army in the world, according to the Military Strength Rankings 2023.
Pakistan Army has jumped up eight places within three years. Its ranking improved from 15th back in 2020 to 7th in 2023.
Pakistan Army had clinched 15th, 10th, and 9th positions in the Military Strength Rankings of 2020, 2021, and 2022 respectively.
For the 2023 Global Fire Power review, a total of 145 world powers were considered.
USA, Russia, China, and India ranked in the top four spots while the United Kingdom and South Korea also stand above Pakistan. Turkiye’s military was ranked 11th, Australia got 16th spot and neighbouring nation Iran placed at 17th rank.
Bhutan’s army is last on the list at the 145th spot.
Military Strength Index has provided a unique display of data concerning modern army powers, and its results incorporate values related to manpower, equipment, natural resources, finances, and geography represented by 60+ individual factors used in formulating the finalized GFP ranks.