India has been consistently ranked as the fourth most powerful military in the world, according to the Global Firepower Index 2025. This ranking underscores India’s significant military capabilities, placing it just behind the United States, Russia, and China.
About the Global Firepower Index
The Global Firepower Index ranks 145 countries based on their conventional military strength across land, sea, and air. It evaluates over 60 factors, including manpower, natural resources, finance, and geography, without considering nuclear capabilities.
Global Firepower Index 2025: India’s Position
In the 2025 Global Firepower Index, India is ranked fourth with a score of 0.1184. The index ranks the military strength of 145 countries based on more than 60 parameters, such as manpower, natural resources, finance, and geography. A score of 0.0000 is ideal military strength, which no country has. The top ten countries in the 2025 ranking are:
United States of America – Score: 0.0744
Russia – Score: 0.0788
China – Score: 0.0788
India – Score: 0.1184
South Korea – Score: 0.1656
United Kingdom – Score: 0.1785
France – Score: 0.1878
Japan – Score: 0.1839
Turkey – Score: 0.1902
Italy – Score: 0.2164
