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According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the United Kingdom is in sixth place in the world's military spending list in 2023. [84] For comparison: Great Britain spends more in absolute terms than Germany, Ukraine, France or Japan, similar to Saudi Arabia, but less than India, Russia, China or the United States. [ 84 ]
As military forces around the world are constantly changing in size, no definitive list can ever be compiled. All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam , include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel.
List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel; List of countries without armed forces; List of militaries that recruit foreigners; List of armies by country; List of navies; List of air forces; List of gendarmeries; List of space forces, units, and formations; List of military special forces units; List of active rebel groups
Toggle the table of contents. ... Military Expenditure Index Score People Index Score ... United States of America: 154: 1.70: 0.42: 2.07 26
Military Expenditure Index Score: comparison of military expenditures with GDP and health care expenditures. People Index Score: contrast between the number of military and paramilitary forces with the overall population and the number of physicians. Heavy Weapons Index Score: number of heavy weapons available per capita.
In 2003, the United Kingdom was a major contributor to the invasion of Iraq, sending a force of over 46,000 military personnel. The British Army controlled southern Iraq, and maintained a peace-keeping presence in Basra . [ 116 ]
This is a list of countries by level of military equipment, including naval ships, fighter aircraft and nuclear weapons. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made.
Headquarters, United Kingdom Special Forces, at Main Building, Whitehall [90] Special Boat Service, at RM Poole [91] 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve), at Regent's Park Barracks [92] 22 Special Air Service Regiment, at Stirling Lines [93] 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve), at Birmingham [94]