In the ranking, which takes into account more than 60 different factors such as economic condition, geography, and logistics, Kyrgyzstan, with a military budget of $654 million, ranked 109th, improving its position compared to the previous year when it was 105th.
Among the Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan improved its position, ranking 53rd (previously 58th), while Kazakhstan dropped to 58th (from 57th), Turkmenistan found itself at 78th (from 77th), and Tajikistan rose to 100th position (from 108th).
The complete list of countries in the ranking is as follows:
The United States
Russia
China
India
South Korea
France
Japan
The United Kingdom
Turkey
Italy
Brazil
Germany
Indonesia
Pakistan
Israel
Iran
Australia
Spain
Egypt
Ukraine
Poland
Taiwan
Vietnam
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Algeria
Canada
Singapore
Greece
North Korea
Argentina
Nigeria
The Netherlands
Myanmar
Mexico
Bangladesh
Portugal
Norway
South Africa
The Philippines
Malaysia
Colombia
Iraq
Denmark
Switzerland
Ethiopia
Finland
Chile
Peru
Venezuela
Romania
Uzbekistan
The United Arab Emirates
The Czech Republic
Morocco
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Angola
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bulgaria
Serbia
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cuba
Sudan
Austria
Sri Lanka
Slovakia
Belarus
Qatar
Ecuador
Croatia
Jordan
Bahrain
Kuwait
Albania
Turkmenistan
Tunisia
Libya
Paraguay
Bolivia
Cambodia
Kenya
Chad
Oman
Syria
Lithuania
Tanzania
New Zealand
Slovenia
Mozambique
Mongolia
Ireland
Georgia
Guatemala
Uruguay
Yemen
Cameroon
Tajikistan
Armenia
Latvia
Honduras
Mali
Zimbabwe
Estonia
Uganda
Côte d'Ivoire
Kyrgyzstan
Luxembourg
Zambia
Ghana
South Sudan
North Macedonia
The Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
The Republic of the Congo
Lebanon
Eritrea
Niger
Afghanistan
Namibia
Mauritania
Nepal
Laos
Senegal
Burkina Faso
Montenegro
El Salvador
Botswana
Madagascar
Gabon
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland
Panama
Moldova
Somalia
Benin
Kosovo
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Suriname
The Central African Republic
Belize
Bhutan
