Meaning of military power (what is it, concept and definition)

What is Military Power:

The military might of a state or nation indicates the level of development of its defense and its warfare technology compared to that of other countries. The military power is divided, in general, into four forces: the air forces, the armed forces, the naval forces and the number of tanks.

The military power of a country is calculated with a formula with more than 55 factors defined by the GFP ( Global Firepower or 'global firepower' in Spanish).

Among them is the flow of resources, quantity and technology of equipment, the number of troops, financial and political stability, the population of each State, among others.

Characteristics of military power

In the GFP database, there are 136 countries and the position in the world ranking table takes into account the following considerations.

Diversity of weapons

The diversity of weapons is more relevant than the total number of weapons available.

Nuclear power

The nuclear power of each country is not taken into account. Despite this, if there is suspicion of such power, the GFP applies a bonus for that State.

Relative status

The calculation of military power takes into account the status of First world, Second world or Third world of each country.

Influencing factors

Influence factors are called geographical characteristics, logistical flexibility, existing natural resources and local industry in each country.

Availability of troops

Total availability of personnel is key, as it influences the availability of human resources and the industry.

Naval power

Nations without access to the sea are not penalized for lack of naval power. Those with access are penalized for the lack of diversity in their ranks.

Military alliances

NATO allies (or NATO in English) receive an additional bonus because, in theory, they share weapons resources among themselves.

Socioeconomic stability

The stable financial and public health are taken into consideration.

International leadership

Current political and military leadership are not factors taken into consideration in the formula that determines the position on the world ranking table of military might.

World ranking of military power

The world power classification table is calculated by the Power Index ( PwrIndx ) or 'power index' in Spanish, defined by the GFP.

Listed below are the top three places in world military power, further divided by rank in air, navy, naval, and number of tanks.

GFP 2018	Military might	Air forces	Armed forces	Naval forces	Tanks
No. 1	USA	USA	China	North Korea	Russia
No. 2	Russia	Russia	India	China	China
No. 3	China	China	USA	USA	USA

Summarized in the following table are the countries of Latin America and Spain that are positioned in the first 100 places in the ranking ordered in alphabetical order.

GFP 2018	Power military	Forces aerial	Forces armed	Forces naval	Tanks
Argentina	37	39	52	56	43
Chile	58	41	58	35	49
Brazil	14	16	17	2. 3	36
Bolivia	64	83	69	13	92
Colombia	Four. Five	-	14	9	-
Cuba	73	79	56	91	94
Ecuador	69	67	73	81	54
The Savior	-	89	95	-	-
Spain	19	2. 3	41	55	48
Guatemala	-	-	-	74	-
Honduras	-	-	-	Four. Five	-
Mexico	32	26	18	17	-
Nicaragua	-	-	-	-	79
Panama	-	-	-	79	-
Peru	42	37	48	43	78
Dominican rep	-	86	-	-	-
Uruguay	-	-	-	77	82
Venezuela	46	36	43	52	28

Military expenditure (millions of USD) according to GFP 2018

First three places:

• No. 1: USA: 674,000 No. 2: China: 151,000 No. 3: Saudi Arabia: 56,725

Latin American and Spanish countries positioned in the first 100 places in relation to their military spending:

• No. 12: Brazil with USD 29.3 billion No. 17: Colombia with USD 12.145 million No. 18: Spain with USD 11.6 billion No. 29: Mexico with USD 7 billion No. 36: Chile with USD 5.483 million No. 46: Argentina with 4,330 million USD 48: Venezuela with 4,000 million USD 57: Peru with 2,560 million USD 60: Ecuador with 2,400 million USD 82: Cuba with 700 million USD 87: Uruguay with 490 million USD ° 95: Bolivia with USD 315 million