Globalfirepower named "the most powerful countries in Europe" for 2021

Global Firepower (GFP) has published a ranking of the strongest armies in Europe for 2020. The calculation of the "power" of an army is made taking into account more than 50 criteria, but without taking into account the presence of a nuclear weapons.

In addition to the size of the army, the amount of military equipment and other things, the level of financing of the military sphere, transport infrastructure, access to oil products and other factors that may affect the combat effectiveness of the army are taken into account.

The rating is formed according to the principle "the smaller the PwrIndx (power index), the stronger the country". According to this formula, the maximum indicator of military power should be 0.0000, but this has not been achieved by any army in the world.

The ten most powerful armies in Europe at the end of 2020 looks like this: Russia comes out on top with an indicator of 0,0796. The second and third places are taken by France and the United Kingdom with ratings of 0.1681 and 0.1997. The fourth place was taken by Turkey with 0.2118, and the fifth by Italy with 0,2139. Germany is sixth with a rating of 0,2529. It is followed by Spain with 0,3274, Poland with 0,4202, Ukraine with 0,4413 and Switzerland with 0,5027.

If you look at the world ranking, Russia is in second place, behind the United States with 0,721. China is in third place with 0,0858, India is in fourth with 0,1214. The world's top ten also includes armies (in descending order): Japan, South Korea, France, Great Britain, Brazil and Pakistan.

Ukraine, ranked 9th in the European ranking, is 25th globally.

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[Andre___86]

How many ratings can you generate?

[Flooding]

Quote: Andre___86

How many ratings can you generate?

There is such a profession. You have to live on something.

[Lexus]

Authoritative resource. There are, of course, some conventions and assumptions, but the assessment criteria take into account several dozen defining statistical parameters, as a result of which the rating itself looks quite objective. Deserves attention.

[Vladimir Mashkov]

That's right, today the Russian army is the first in Europe and the second in the world. However, experts say that China is progressing strongly and predict rapid growth for it.

[Hunter 2]

Quote: Andre___86

How many ratings can you generate?

To be measured with pussies is an ancient tradition of Mankind!

[The leader of the Redskins]

Moreover, other people's writings.

[Mouse]

- Yesterday, with godfather, we measured pissing booze - who has more ...
- Well, and who has more?
- Draw ...
He has one, and I have one!

[Crowe]

The son comes to his mother and joyfully says:
- Mother! Mother! And we with the guys today at school pussies were measured! I have the biggest one!
- What do you want, you are a teacher.

[dorz]

Quote: Hunter 2

Quote: Andre___86

How many ratings can you generate?

To be measured with pussies is an ancient tradition of Mankind!

The main thing is to have something to measure. The size of the r̶e̶y̶t̶i̶n̶g̶a also matters.

[Pereira]

The Chinese and the Indians recently had a merry match. Curious if this is reflected in the ranking?

[Hunter 2]

Quote: Pereira

The Chinese and the Indians recently had a merry match. Curious if this is reflected in the ranking?

However, it is difficult for you with geography ... this is when the Chinese and the Hindus became European countries ???

[Crimean partisan 1974]

this is when the Chinese with the Hindus became European countries ??? ......... from the author's article "If you look at the world ranking" ... it's not clear why

[Pereira]

Actually, my message is about the methodology. Don't you think that depending on the geography, the methodology changes?

[Yura]

Quote: Pereira

If you look at the world ranking, Russia is in second place, behind the United States with 0,721. China is in third place with 0,0858, India is in fourth with 0,1214.

Probably or maybe not -

If you look at the world ranking, Russia is in second place, behind the United States with 0,721. China is in third place with 0,0858, India is in fourth with 0,1214.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

there is only one real criterion and I really do not want that we were judged by it

[Kart]

What is it?
Really the number of handshakes is not good?

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Carte

What is it?

WAR

[vvvjak]

The rating is formed according to the principle "the smaller the PwrIndx (power index), the stronger the country".

Russia with an indicator of 0,0796.

behind the USA with 0,721

Zero after decimal point lost or what?

[URAL72]

On paper, Ukraine is strong, but in reality the equipment is so worn out that it cannot cope with Hungary either. Aviation modernization is just conditional and will not add combat effectiveness. Component problems cannot be solved in wartime. We have already seen mobilizations ...

[Mountain shooter]

Alas, all these numbers do not take into account combat stability and the ability to fight ... Of course, if there are bows and arrows on one side, and machine guns on the other, this is a global advantage. Well, if it is approximately equal in quality, then the main thing is exactly what he said.

[Sidor Amenpodestovich]

The ten most powerful armies in Europe at the end of 2020 looks like this: Russia comes out on top with an indicator of 0,0796.

To conduct such a survey among the local "expert" contingent. There would be a split in reality and an extraordinary singularity.
It would have been a circus with horses. It could be a lot of fun.
"There is no fleet. Torpedoes of the wrong system. Turkish UAVs bombed everything. The S-300 does not fire. The rags are such that the devil has multiple open fractures of both legs ..."
Shoigu ruined / fixed everything. Everything / something is there, but soon there will be nothing. "

[Kart]

The local "expert" contingent has already shot in the comments.
They write that ratings are not needed at all.
Well, that is, if Russia were in last place there, they would have yelled out loud that we were talking.
And so - not needed, of course.

[Anar]

Fuflorating shows that Armenia has risen, although in real life everyone understands that 30% of the last year's army remained from its army. How can a country that actually signed a surrender rise in the rating?)))))) For a campaign, the rating is written playing solitaire at work))))

[Trapp1st]

shows that Armenia has risen, although in real life everyone understands that 30% of the troops of last year remained from her army.

Why do 30% write to 3% that you feel sorry for them?) Is there any data on the participation of units of the Armenian army in the conflict?

[Pereira]

There is evidence that in 5 years the Armenian army will face the same thing as the NKR. They will not hit by rating, but in the face.

[Trapp1st]

There is evidence that in 5 years the Armenian army will face the same thing as the NKR.

Interesting, please share the data.

[Pereira]

What data is there. It's just like a cow mooing.
Peacekeepers are invited by both sides of the conflict. This is an international practice.
Mandate in Karabakh for 5 years. If Azerbaijan wants to continue the banquet, it will not agree on the extension and the peacekeepers will quietly leave.
Next will be the second series. Is it possible to place bets, will the Armenians hold out for more than 5 days, or will the Azerbaijanis set a new record, breaking 08.08.08?

[Trapp1st]

Mandate in Karabakh for 5 years. If Azerbaijan wants to continue the banquet, it will not agree on the extension and the peacekeepers will quietly leave.

There are very few doubts that the peacekeepers will leave Karabakh in 5 years, but what has Armenia to do with it? Why would Aliyev attack Armenia?

[Pereira]

Yes, not to Armenia, but to the remnants of the NKR. The case must be completed.

[Lara Croft]

Quote: Pereira

Yes, not to Armenia, but to the remnants of the NKR. The case must be completed.

Who will give him? The Dashnaks realized that Armenia did not need them, and their only guarantor of survival was the nation with which they were not going to live in the late 80s ... and in the capital, which they committed a terrorist attack in the 70s (in the metro) .. ...
The Russian Federation needs the land of the NKR in the form of an Outpost against the Empireists, the inhabitants of the NKR are guaranteed life ... with mutual consent, both Parties will get everything they want ... from each other ...

[Anar]

What data is there. It's just like a cow mooing.

Do not argue with him, this is most likely an Armenian, but here, as in a joke, you score a goal, you can prove it)

[Trapp1st]

Do not argue with him, it is most likely Armenian

I am much less like an Armenian than you dear

[Revolver]

Quote: Trapp1st

Are there any data on the participation of units of the Armenian army in the conflict?

Ihtamnet

[Trapp1st]

Lol

Ikhtamnett were there, as were the Russian volunteers and possibly the Cheka, but were the units of the Armenian army involved, not individual soldiers? All the same, the difference is huge, the army is a war machine, and the militia / volunteers are stupidly loitering ragamuffins, sometimes armed.

[illuminat]

Quote: Trapp1st

Ikhtamnett were there, like the Russian volunteers and possibly the Cheka, but were the units of the Armenian army involved, and not individual soldiers?

Draftees from Armenia officially serve in Karabakh (they served until the last conflict), making up 30% of the entire conscript contingent of the Artsakh army (according to the British military department, up to 50%, Azerbaijan counts up to 60%) are officially located in the military unit of the Armenian army. It is hard to imagine that they could "not participate".
In fact, the entire mob potential of Karabakh is 35-38 thousand people (men, including the rear command, legless and disabled people), of which, in some incomprehensible way, 20 thousand permanent armed forces and 30 thousand are recruited.

[Trapp1st]

Draftees from Armenia officially serve in Karabakh (they served until the last conflict), accounting for 30% of the entire conscript contingent of the Artsakh army

Yes, maybe, but they serve in the army of Artsakh, a comrade spoke for the army of Armenia.

[illuminat]

Quote: Trapp1st

Yes, maybe, but they serve in the army of Artsakh, a comrade spoke for the army of Armenia.

A very flimsy excuse. It is hard to believe in your naivety.

[Anar]

Quote: Trapp1st

Are there any data on the participation of units of the Armenian army in the conflict?

Why do you think Armenia has more than 3000 dead? Armenia, however, presents only its own data; it does not present the data of the seperative regime as for the losses of Armenia. And what do you think, where did so many tanks, air defense and other equipment in Karabakh come from from the Armenian side? Do you think someone will sell weapons to an unrecognized republic? All these weapons were officially bought or transferred to Armenia, and she, in turn, placed them in Karabakh.

[Trapp1st]

Why do you think Armenia has more than 3000 dead?

Because they died in an armed conflict, our citizens also lay their heads in Novorossiya, but the Russian army is not yet taking part in the war. I do not deny / affirm, but I have no information about the defeat of at least some regular part of the Armenian Armed Forces, you have it, please, share.

[Anar]

and what is there to talk about some part? the whole country is defeated .... if the country signed a surrender, then what is the conversation about?

[Trapp1st]

the whole country is broken ...

Aha the whole world is in dust Correct me if I am wrong, but Armenia did not fight with Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan fought with Karabakh !?

[Anar]

Azerbaijan did not fight with Karabakh (Karabakh is an integral part of Azerbaijan). Karabakh is the territory of Azerbaijan that was held by the separatist junta with the support of the Armenian government. Azerbaijan conducted operations to clean up its territories from separatists and terrorists, supported by the authorities and military of the Republic of Armenia. In fact, Azerbaijan fought with Armenia in the territories of Azerbaijan occupied by Armenia.

[Pereira]

Save this verbiage for Azerbaijan.

[Anar]

1. What's wrong? Is there any country that does not recognize the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan? Show at least one.
2. Is there a country that recognizes the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh?
3. If that country forcibly keeps its military contingent on every possible sign of the territory of another country, this is not an occupation?
Answer all 3 questions.

[Pereira]

Elementary Watson.
1 and 2 in this case does not interest me. These are all twists of politics, nothing more.
The lack of widespread recognition for 30 years did not prevent NK from existing, just as it does not prevent the existence of the Turkish part of Cyprus, Kosovo, the Pakistani part of Jammu and Kashmir. Oh yes, there are also Muslims. Is it different? Yes?

There were no separatists and terrorists in NK. There were Armenians there. Just Armenians who did not want to live in Azerbaijan and achieved independence with weapons.
The US population did the same at one time. Why not call them terrorists and separatists?
The Irish did not want to live in the British Empire. Are they terrorists and separatists? And all of Africa? And the Poles with the Finns?
Yes, they were officially recognized. But the method of gaining independence was the same.
You understand very well that if the Armenians had conquered the territory 100 years ago, everyone would have recognized the right of the strong, as has been the practice for millennia. If NK were a part of Armenia in the USSR, it would have gone free with internationally recognized borders.
It's just that now politicians have learned to deftly wag with their goose and confuse the obvious with verbal lace.
No, Anar, this is all flawed logic. This is labeling and defaming an opponent. This is military propaganda, nothing more.
I do not understand why do this now, after the victory of Azerbaijan?
In 5 years not a single Armenian will remain in NK. So this low propaganda trick is no longer needed and in Russia it will not convince anyone. If only because Russia itself has been the object of defamation for hundreds of years. We have an innate nose for this.
Regarding the third question.
Above, I have already spoken about the perverse practice of modern politics. It's the same here. War no longer counts as war, so misunderstanding. The word occupation is no longer used - it is now called the restoration of democracy. Has the United States occupied Iraq and half of Syria? Yes, never, this is fraternal help.
In general, if you speak in modern political language, then forget such an undemocratic word as occupation - say assistance in democracy. If you want to use classical terminology, then remember: the territories of all countries without exception are the result of occupation. Even the territory of island Japan.

[Trapp1st]

Azerbaijan conducted operations to clean up its territories from separatists and terrorists, supported by the authorities and military of the Republic of Armenia.

You cannot take everything that is poured from the TV so literally, neat there may be irreversible consequences.

[askort154]

Ukraine, ranked 9th in the European ranking, is 25th globally.

Apparently the analysis included: pk. "Ukraine", square "Zaporozhye", 3 boats from the USA, mortars "Hammer", and 6 Turkish UAVs. But more seriously, Ukraine itself does not know how much the country's population is today, and how many migrant workers are outside its borders .. Since 2014, not a single plan for conscription has been implemented. The Kharkov tank, in 2019, repaired 9 tanks, and only assembled a new one. Everything that she has for today, everything was pulled into the zone to the Donbas, leaving only Avakovs (Nazis) inside to maintain order.

[Revolver]

Quote: askort154

Ukraine, ranked 9th in the European ranking, is 25th globally.

Yes, they have been unable to cope with the militia for many years, although they are trying to the fullest. Although, if by a strong-willed decision Ilovaisk and Debaltsevo are appointed as peremogs (No, it is better this way - Great Peremogs ), then yes, the most powerful armed force throughout Europe. And only because of their inherent peacefulness, Ukrainian forces have not yet entered Moscow in tanks ... no, this is too shallow, let there be the Astrakhan-Arkhangelsk line, which was already outlined by the genius Fuhrer of Germany and all Europe.

[rocket757]

All the ratings there ... are the same.

[cniza]

Quote: rocket757

All the ratings there ... are the same.

Everything is according to the classics - "who eats it, he dances it", but this rating is very close to real ...
Good time!

[rocket757]

To hush up the obvious ... you can only frighten your average man with it !!! How else can such military spending be justified?

[cniza]

Well, for them, first of all, it is to drive their population into fear, especially the Russian attack, and to feed it without stopping ...

[rocket757]

Well, yes, the standard version ... nothing new, in principle. The theme is the same, the methods have changed somewhat and EVERYTHING!

[cniza]

Well, along the way, make some money on this, again at the expense of the population ...

[rocket757]

"to cut down the greenery" yes, this is a topic for them, extremely desirable!
Here everything goes into action, unrestrained fantasy turning into complete delirium ... and this is not the worst option, if you figure it out.

[cniza]

Ukraine, ranked 9th in the European ranking, is 25th globally.

The compilers of the rating, who sent the strongest army in Europe to 25th place, all to the Peacemaker ...

[rotmistr60]

Even in terms of its cunning indicators (the power index for some reason should tend to 0) in Europe, Russia is in first place, in the world in second, as others have determined using their rating methods. Today I read in "Military Materials" that Poland conducted exercises to repel a potential enemy (it is clear who). The Poles were stunned by the outcome of the exercises. In the exercises, they used their capabilities, which are expected only in the future, and even then, after 5 days, they were completely defeated, and Russian troops were stationed at the Vistula. By this time, naturally, NATO had not even taken any decisions to protect Poland and the Tribalts. Like this.

[Revolver]

Quote: rotmistr60

5 days later they were completely defeated, and Russian troops were stationed at the Vistula.

And then, accordingly, the Vistula-Oder operation, at least blow off the dust from the 1945 maps. Just like in the Soviet song: "If necessary, we will repeat." But who needs it and why? Well, perhaps for the Polish generals to shake out more dough from the Diet for defense, because the greater the cash flow, the easier it is to scoop out of it into your flask.

[Pereira]

Interestingly, in the legend of the exercises were the armies of England and France, which are obliged to come to Poland's aid?
Judging by the fact that Germany's assistance was not taken into account, the result of the exercises was the return of Silesia and Pomerania to Germany (of course, to protect the Poles from Soviet aggression).

[realmadmaxx]

I remembered here one rating before the pandemic

[Dmitry Kapustin]

The most powerful army in Europe is a gathering of officials in Brussels.

[Scharnhorst]

Where is Israel in the world ranking? Is Ukraine really weaker !?

[Tochilka]

interestingly, in Wikipedia, in an article about Europe: Israel is in the section "States of Asia, sometimes referred to as Europe". As a member of UEFA and the European Olympic Committees.

[Sands Careers General]

Quote: Tochilka

Israel is in the section "Asian states sometimes referred to Europe". As a member of UEFA and the European Olympic Committees.

"Like a dick" sounds powerful

[Crimean partisan 1974]

the most powerful army in the world is in the center of Rome - this is the Vatican ... all the point

[Revolver]

Quote: Crimean partisan 1974

the most powerful army in the world is in the center of Rome - this is the Vatican ... all the point

??

Quote: I.V. Stalin

And how many divisions does the Pope have?

[Crimean partisan 1974]

And how many divisions does the Pope have? .... in theory, 70 percent of the population of Mother Earth. and almost the entire population of western Europe and two americas behind a big puddle

[Revolver]

Quote: Crimean partisan 1974

And how many divisions does the Pope have? .... in theory, 70 percent of the population of Mother Earth. and almost the entire population of western Europe and two americas behind a big puddle

America, Britain, most of Germany, Holland are Protestant countries.

[Crimean partisan 1974]

America, Britain, most of Germany, Holland are Protestant countries .......... it's like the Houthis, Sunites. Wakhabis and in general MUSLIMS ... adda Akbar ....
also Protestants, Catholics are the same ... the offshoot is Orthodoxy ... but it is not as large-scale as Catholicism

[Revolver]

Quote: Crimean partisan 1974

Protestants, Catholics are the same

In a Catholic school, a nun teacher asks the kids who they want to be when they grow up. One girl replied: "I will be a prostitute." The nun fainted. They pump her out, she asks the girl: "Repeat, what did you say?" "I will be a priest."
"Thank God! Otherwise I heard that you want to become a Protestant."

This is the relationship between the Catholic and Protestant churches.

[Crimean partisan 1974]

This is the relationship between the Catholic and Protestant churches ..... scoring ... it's a pity you can put a pluser once .... it is clear that confessions have a grater. but the root is the same and Catholicism still must be recognized as the leader in the world. unequivocally,

[iouris]

Quote: "... Russia comes out on top with an indicator of 0,0796" End of quote.
Yes, power is growing, and the level of mathematics in high school is falling.

[Tochilka]

Victims with the exam and carelessness when editing the material)))

[Sands Careers General]

A very strange rating.

Did you take into account fighting spirit and patriotism?
There are a lot of nuances.

[Doliva63]

Funny rating: China is in 3rd place, having lost the war to little Vietnam (where is it, I wonder?), In 4th place is India, which has never fought with anyone at all (we do not count a showdown with Pakistan). The idle talk is empty.

[Petrik66]

China did not lose the war to Vietnam - learn materiel. India is a country with nuclear potential, aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, etc. And the rating is funny for you, because Russia is in second place.

[Ovsigovets]

Quote: Andre___86

How many ratings can you generate?

while they pay - as much as you want

[Alexander Yarosh]

Among the Europeans, yes, as well as on the 3rd place in the world and then mainly on the Soviet reserve ...

[Slipper 2]

pdrst keyboards, you only consider the right man

[sleeve]

Oh, those ratings! Let's try to consider a couple of three more positions. "Autonomy of defense spending" that is, the ratio of costs to the overall financial and economic condition. Including zvr countries. Again, I do not see an analysis of reserves. (It doesn't matter to eat or not). It is advisable not to measure the fighting efficiency. Otherwise, in reality, it is measured once and the one who is lower is generally out of the rating. There is also a proposal to introduce the concept of "unit combat value". Firepower, detection capability, radius and penetrability of air defense, how much you need to spend in order to "reset" it or at least disrupt the task. And to display such a postulate in the rating. Why ride on top?

[andrew42]

It is not clear what these coefficients are - the less, the steeper. And something is wrong with the number as a whole. USA = 0,721 Russia = 0,0796 (China = 0,0858) .... France = 0,1681 WBr = 0,1997. Logically, the States are in last place with their odds, haha. Zero missed after the decimal point? And why all the same, smaller coefficients give 1 st / 2/3 rd places -? Strange logic at Globalfirepower, and / or the author got it wrong.

[andrew42]

If a lower coefficient gives a higher place, then it is a "coefficient of weakness" and not a "coefficient of power". In general, in the furnace this crazy rating, do not care and forget.

[Petrik66]

Hmm, our Ukrainian brothers from the site felt somehow offended. Here is Poroshenko: “According to Global Firepower, it is the Ukrainian army that is the strongest on the European continent among the armed forces of non-NATO countries. We are proud of our military! " - said Poroshenko. As it is not very fashionable. It seems that all the Buryat special forces tank divisions were defeated, but all the same, Russia rules. And here they are not measured by members, but by potentials. How long can Nenka hold out if the aggressor country really shows its teeth ?! This is what these ratings are about. America is with you !!!