10 Strongest Armies in the World in 2023

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5. Russia

Manpower: 830,000

Tanks: 12,566

Armored Fighting Vehicles: 151,641

Rocket Projectors: 3,887

Nuclear Weapons: 6,255

Attack Helicopters: 537

Military Technological Capability: Low

GDP (PPP): $4.77 trillion

Overall Score: 0.770

Russia still manages to remain one of the strongest armies in the world, despite its reputation taking a hammering in Ukraine. It has the highest number of nuclear weapons, tanks, rocket projectors, and self-propelled artillery in the world. However, the problem it faces is that a lot of the equipment Russia possesses is outdated and that has had an adverse impact on Russian ambitions in Ukraine so far.

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