There's only one true way to compare military strength, and thankfully we haven't had the opportunity to compare powerful countries in recent decades - though with a powder keg in the South China Sea, standoffs in Ukraine, and proxy wars throughout the Middle East, we are alarmingly close.
The ranking based on more than 50 factors including overall military budget, available manpower, and the amount of equipment each country has in their respective arsenals, as well as access to resources.
