2022 Nation War Strength Rankings

Ye Qiquan

Publication Date:

October 16, 2022

Citation Format: (APA)
Ye Qiquan. (2026). 2022 Nation War Strength Rankings. Political Forecasting and In-Depth Studies. April 2026. Vol. 1(2), 58–66.
Abstract: A ranking of the war strength of countries worldwide for 2022, calculated using the Nation War Strength model based on publicly available data disclosed prior to April 2022.
Ranking	Country Code	Country Name (English)	Nation War Strength	National Defense Strength
1	CHN	China	888.9	1955.6
2	USA	United States	820.6	1,805.3
3	RUS	Russian Federation	722.2	1,588.9
4	IND	India	607.8	1,094.1
5	BRA	Brazil	515.8	722.1
6	CAN	Canada	482.8	675.9
7	AUS	Australia	474.1	663.7
8	SAU	Saudi Arabia	443.7	798.7
9	JPN	Japan	433.0	606.2
10	IDN	Indonesia	424.2	593.9
11	IRN	Islamic Republic of Iran	413.4	578.8
12	GBR	United Kingdom	412.6	907.7
13	DEU	Germany	396.0	554.4
14	FRA	France	394.7	868.4
15	TUR	Turkey	384.2	537.9
16	MEX	Mexico	382.8	535.9
17	ARG	Argentina	380.3	532.4
18	DZA	Algeria	379.6	531.4
19	EGY	Egypt, Arab Republic	371.5	520.0
20	PAK	Pakistan	365.5	657.8
21	ITA	Italy	362.8	507.9
22	KOR	Republic of Korea	354.2	495.9
23	ESP	Spain	353.1	494.3
24	ZAF	South Africa	342.4	479.4
25	KAZ	Kazakhstan	341.9	478.7
26	COL	Colombia	341.7	478.3
27	THA	Thailand	339.7	475.5
28	VNM	Vietnam	333.3	466.6
29	NGA	Nigeria	332.3	465.2
30	POL	Poland	313.3	438.6
31	BGD	Bangladesh	305.3	427.4
32	VEN	Venezuela, RB	304.7	426.5
33	CHL	Chile	303.0	424.1
34	COD	Democratic Republic of the Congo	302.8	423.9
35	UKR	Ukraine	298.3	417.6
36	NOR	Norway	296.2	414.7
37	AGO	Angola	296.0	414.5
38	PER	Peru	295.4	413.5
39	TZA	Tanzania	293.1	410.4
40	SWE	Sweden	289.9	405.8
41	ETH	Ethiopia	285.4	399.6
42	PHL	Philippines	281.2	393.7
43	MAR	Morocco	277.1	388.0
44	MYS	Malaysia	276.2	386.6
45	IRQ	Iraq	276.2	386.6
46	SDN	Sudan	275.9	386.3
47	LBY	Libya	274.8	384.8
48	MMR	Myanmar	271.4	380.0
49	UZB	Uzbekistan	270.2	378.3
50	NLD	Netherlands	269.1	376.7
51	ARE	United Arab Emirates	266.4	373.0
52	BOL	Bolivia	265.1	371.2
53	ROU	Romania	264.8	370.8
54	TCD	Chad	261.3	365.8
55	NER	Niger	258.1	361.3
56	MNG	Mongolia	256.7	359.4
57	FIN	Finland	256.7	359.4
58	MLI	Mali	254.5	356.2
59	KEN	Kenya	252.3	353.3
60	PRT	Portugal	250.1	350.1
61	OMN	Oman	249.9	349.9
62	GRC	Greece	248.7	348.1
63	MOZ	Mozambique	245.0	343.0
64	CHE	Switzerland	244.2	341.9
65	TKM	Turkmenistan	243.4	340.7
66	PRK	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	241.6	434.8
67	ISR	Israel	240.4	432.8
68	PRY	Paraguay	239.6	335.4
69	NZL	New Zealand	239.1	334.7
70	CMR	Cameroon	238.2	333.5
71	BLR	Belarus	236.5	331.1
72	AFG	Afghanistan	236.4	331.0
73	NAM	Namibia	235.1	329.2
74	MRT	Mauritania	233.0	326.3
75	ZMB	Zambia	231.3	323.8
76	ECU	Ecuador	231.0	323.4
77	UGA	Uganda	229.8	321.8
78	AUT	Austria	228.2	319.5
79	ZWE	Zimbabwe	226.9	317.7
80	BWA	Botswana	226.2	316.7
81	SSD	South Sudan	225.5	315.7
82	CZE	Czechia	224.4	314.2
83	BEL	Belgium	224.0	313.6
84	YEM	Yemen, Rep.	223.4	312.7
85	AZE	Azerbaijan	223.1	312.3
86	HUN	Hungary	222.7	311.7
87	KHM	Cambodia	221.2	309.6
88	IRL	Ireland	221.0	309.4
89	CIV	Côte d’Ivoire	220.3	308.4
90	CUB	Cuba	219.4	307.1
91	MDG	Madagascar	218.2	305.5
92	GHA	Ghana	217.3	304.2
93	DNK	Denmark	217.3	304.2
94	SYR	Syrian Arab Republic	215.5	301.7
95	JOR	Jordan	213.6	299.1
96	TUN	Tunisia	211.8	296.5
97	QAT	Qatar	208.3	291.7
98	COG	Congo, Rep.	208.2	291.4
99	PNG	Papua New Guinea	207.9	291.1
100	BGR	Bulgaria	207.5	290.5
101	SOM	Somalia	206.2	288.6
102	SEN	Senegal	205.4	287.5
103	URY	Uruguay	204.2	285.9
104	HRV	Croatia	204.0	285.6
105	BFA	Burkina Faso	204.0	285.5
106	CAF	Central African Republic	203.9	285.5
107	SGP	Singapore	202.4	283.3
108	LKA	Sri Lanka	201.7	282.3
109	LAO	Lao PDR	201.0	281.4
110	SRB	Serbia	200.3	280.5
111	KWT	Kuwait	198.5	277.9
112	SVK	Slovak Republic	198.2	277.5
113	GIN	Guinea	196.0	274.4
114	TJK	Tajikistan	194.6	272.5
115	DOM	Dominican Republic	194.3	272.0
116	HND	Honduras	193.9	271.5
117	GTM	Guatemala	193.5	271.0
118	NPL	Nepal	193.2	270.4
119	LTU	Lithuania	192.4	269.3
120	GAB	Gabon	191.9	268.7
121	NIC	Nicaragua	186.4	260.9
122	KGZ	Kyrgyz Republic	182.6	255.6
123	GEO	Georgia	182.0	254.7
124	BEN	Benin	177.7	248.8
125	LVA	Latvia	176.3	246.8
126	GUY	Guyana	175.5	245.7
127	MWI	Malawi	173.8	243.3
128	RWA	Rwanda	172.2	241.0
129	EST	Estonia	167.6	234.7
130	TGO	Togo	167.5	234.5
131	SVN	Slovenia	167.4	234.4
132	PAN	Panama	164.5	230.3
133	ARM	Armenia	164.4	230.2
134	CRI	Costa Rica	163.5	228.9
135	ALB	Albania	163.3	228.6
136	SUR	Suriname	162.9	228.1
137	SLV	El Salvador	162.1	227.0
138	HTI	Haiti	160.4	224.6
139	ISL	Iceland	159.9	223.9
140	LBR	Liberia	159.4	223.2
141	BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	157.1	219.9
142	CYP	Cyprus	156.9	219.7
143	BHR	Bahrain	155.6	217.9
144	SLE	Sierra Leone	155.2	217.2
145	LBN	Lebanon	154.6	216.5
146	BRN	Brunei Darussalam	154.2	215.9
147	HKG	Hong Kong SAR, China	152.8	213.9
148	GNQ	Equatorial Guinea	152.0	212.8
149	SWZ	Eswatini	151.4	212.0
150	MDA	Moldova	151.1	211.6
151	MKD	North Macedonia	148.3	207.6
152	LUX	Luxembourg	145.2	203.2
153	JAM	Jamaica	144.9	202.9
154	BDI	Burundi	142.1	198.9
155	LSO	Lesotho	138.1	193.3
156	FJI	Fiji	136.0	190.4
157	BTN	Bhutan	135.9	190.2
158	TTO	Trinidad and Tobago	135.1	189.1
159	GNB	Guinea-Bissau	134.7	188.6
160	DJI	Djibouti	134.4	188.2
161	TLS	Timor-Leste	128.3	179.6
162	MNE	Montenegro	128.1	179.4
163	BHS	The Bahamas	128.0	179.1
164	BLZ	Belize	125.6	175.8
165	GMB	The Gambia	124.3	174.0
166	MUS	Mauritius	117.4	164.4
167	CPV	Cape Verde	112.1	157.0
168	MLT	Malta	111.6	156.2
169	BRB	Barbados	104.5	146.3
170	SYC	Seychelles	99.7	139.6