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Pakistan
Military strength #14Power index #12 / 118☢ Nuclear state · 170 warheads🛰 Drones: Moderate⚠ 1 active conflict
Composite power index · percentile among 118 scored countries#12
WEAKESTP25MEDIANP75STRONGEST
Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview
Pakistan is located in Asia (Southern Asia). It has an estimated population of 245,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $340 billion (about $1,388 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 660,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 550,000 reservists, ranking #7 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $9.1B, roughly 2.7% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 1,397 military aircraft, 2,677 tanks, 120 naval vessels. Pakistan's air fleet is assessed as mixed and its armored fleet as mixed in this dataset's modernity model. Pakistan has a moderate-tier documented drone/UAV program. Pakistan is a declared or estimated nuclear weapons state, with an estimated 170 warheads. Overall, Pakistan ranks #14 of 145 in the military strength index referenced by this dataset.
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Global Standing percentile per metric
Active Conflicts
Pakistan–Afghanistan Border Conflict
Asia · TTP insurgency and cross-border strikes
2,000
est. deaths
Escalating cross-border strikes and militant activity along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, driven by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) insurgent activity.
SRC: ACLED, 2025-26 estimate
Historical Conflicts in this dataset
Kargil War
1999–1999 · Asia · India-Pakistan war over the Kargil district
1,000
est. deaths
A limited but intense war after Pakistani-backed forces crossed the Line of Control into Indian-administered Kashmir; India recaptured the territory.
SRC: widely-cited estimate
Iran–Pakistan Cross-Border Strikes
2024–2024 · Asia · rare direct state-on-state strikes, de-escalated within days
11
est. deaths
Iran struck alleged Baloch militant camps inside Pakistan; Pakistan retaliated two days later with strikes inside Iran. A rare direct military exchange between the two states, it de-escalated quickly through diplomacy.
SRC: Wikipedia / BBC / Al Jazeera aggregation
India–Pakistan Conflict (2025)
2025–2025 · Asia · 'Operation Sindoor' — missile strikes and a drone battle between two nuclear powers
80
est. deaths
India launched missile strikes on Pakistan-based militant infrastructure after an attack killed 26 civilians in Kashmir; Pakistan responded with strikes and drone engagements, including the first drone battle between two nuclear-armed states. A US-brokered ceasefire held after four days, though a key water-sharing treaty remains suspended.
SRC: CFR / aggregated reporting, casualty figures contested and approximate
Share of World
of world population
245,000,000 people
of world GDP
$340B nominal
of world defense spending
$9.1B / year
of world active personnel
660,000 soldiers
Economy & Demographics
Manpower
Force Composition1,710,000 total personnel
Active 39%Reserve 32%Paramilitary 29%
Financials & Strategic
Defense burden: 2.7% of GDP
Spend per active soldier: $14k / yr
Soldiers per 1,000 people: 2.7
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
Moderate
Airpower
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
MIXEDModernity score 3.8/5.0
Named Aircraft Fleet (320 of 1,397 total)
ESTIMATED
JF-17 Thunder GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
150
F-16 GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
75
J-10C GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
25
Mirage III/V (legacy) GEN 3 · AGING
70
Fleet Modernity Score
3.8 / 5.0
Count-weighted average generation of the named fleet above, NOT raw aircraft count. This is exactly the fix for "600 obsolete jets vs. 300 modern ones": North Korea has more aircraft than most of its neighbors but a modernity score near 2.0 (nearly all Gen 2-3), while the US and Israel score near 4.5-5.0 despite smaller headline totals in some matchups.
Land Power
🛡️Armor Fleet Modernity
MIXEDCount-weighted era of the named fleet
Named Tank Fleet (1,720 of 2,677 total)
ESTIMATED
Al-Khalid MODERN
400
T-80UD MODERN
320
Type-85/59 (legacy) OBSOLETE
1,000
Era reflects armor generation, not raw count — e.g. North Korea's tank fleet is numerically large but almost entirely Cold War-era T-55/T-62 derivatives, while a much smaller modern Advanced-era fleet (M1A2 Abrams, Leopard 2A7, K2 Black Panther class) typically outmatches it on paper.
Naval Power
⚓Naval Fleet Modernity
LIKELY MINIMALHeuristic: defense spend per soldier, not a fleet inspection
Regional Context — Southern Asia
Pakistan ranks #3 of 7 in Southern Asia on the composite power index. Bars are relative index scores; follow any row to that country's profile.
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Economic confidence: Medium. Military confidence: High. Ranks shown as "#x of y" count only countries with a reported value for that metric. The composite power index averages the six category scores (log-scaled against the world leader per metric) and is this site's own model — not an official rating.