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United States
Military strength #1Power index #1 / 118☢ Nuclear state · 5,177 warheads🛰 Drones: Leading⚠ 2 active conflicts
Composite power index · percentile among 118 scored countries#1
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Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview
United States is located in America (Northern America). It has an estimated population of 335,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $29,200 billion (about $87,164 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 1,390,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 442,000 reservists, ranking #3 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $877B, roughly 3.0% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 13,250 military aircraft, 4,650 tanks, 440 naval vessels. United States's air fleet is assessed as advanced and its armored fleet as advanced in this dataset's modernity model. United States has a leading-tier documented drone/UAV program. United States is a declared or estimated nuclear weapons state, with an estimated 5,177 warheads. Overall, United States ranks #1 of 145 in the military strength index referenced by this dataset.
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Global Standing percentile per metric
Active Conflicts
2026 Iran War
Middle East · US/Israel vs. Iran, began Feb 2026
10,000
est. deaths
A 2026 conflict following coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear, missile and military leadership infrastructure, with retaliatory strikes across the Gulf. Casualty and leadership-impact claims are heavily contested; treat specific claims from any single side with caution.
SRC: aggregated open-source reporting, contested
Venezuela Crisis / US Intervention
South America · US military action reported in 2026, developing
500
est. deaths
Reports of US military intervention in Venezuela emerged in 2026. This is a fast-developing, heavily contested situation — casualty figures are preliminary and should be treated with particular caution.
SRC: aggregated open-source reporting, low confidence, developing
Historical Conflicts in this dataset
Gulf War
1990–1991 · Middle East · Iraq invasion of Kuwait, US-led coalition response
35,000
est. deaths
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait triggered a US-led coalition response that expelled Iraqi forces in a 100-hour ground campaign.
SRC: widely-cited historical estimate
Afghanistan War (2001-2021)
2001–2021 · Asia · US/NATO intervention following 9/11, ended in Taliban return to power
176,000
est. deaths
US and NATO forces toppled the Taliban government in 2001; a 20-year war and state-building effort ended with the Taliban retaking Kabul as US forces withdrew in 2021.
SRC: Costs of War Project (Brown University), widely-cited estimate
Iraq War (2003-2011)
2003–2011 · Middle East · US-led invasion, toppled Saddam Hussein
300,000
est. deaths
A US-led coalition invaded Iraq in 2003 on the (later discredited) premise of weapons of mass destruction, toppling Saddam Hussein and triggering years of insurgency and sectarian violence.
SRC: widely-cited estimates, range 150,000-600,000, contested
Syrian Civil War (peak years)
2011–2020 · Middle East · uprising, multi-sided civil war, foreign intervention
580,000
est. deaths
What began as an uprising against the Assad government became a multi-sided war drawing in ISIS, Kurdish forces, Turkey, Russia, Iran, and the US-led coalition.
SRC: SOHR / UN estimate, widely-cited
War Against ISIS
2014–2019 · Middle East · Iraq/Syria campaign against the Islamic State
110,000
est. deaths
A multinational campaign that destroyed the Islamic State's territorial 'caliphate' across Iraq and Syria by 2019, though insurgent remnants persisted.
SRC: widely-cited estimate
Share of World
of world population
335,000,000 people
of world GDP
$29,200B nominal
of world defense spending
$877B / year
of world active personnel
1,390,000 soldiers
Economy & Demographics
Manpower
Force Composition1,832,000 total personnel
Active 76%Reserve 24%
Financials & Strategic
Defense burden: 3.0% of GDP
Spend per active soldier: $631k / yr
Soldiers per 1,000 people: 4.1
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
Leading
Airpower
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
ADVANCEDModernity score 4.5/5.0
Named Aircraft Fleet (2,565 of 13,250 total)
ESTIMATED
F-35A/B/C GEN 5 · STEALTH
630
F-22 Raptor GEN 5 · STEALTH
185
F-16 Fighting Falcon GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
800
F-15C/D/E/EX GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
450
F/A-18 Super Hornet GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
500
Fleet Modernity Score
4.5 / 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
ADVANCEDCount-weighted era of the named fleet
Named Tank Fleet (2,500 of 4,650 total)
ESTIMATED
M1A2 Abrams ADVANCED
2,500
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
ADVANCEDAssessed from known fleet composition (carriers, submarines, major combatants)
Regional Context — Northern America
United States ranks #1 of 2 in Northern America on the composite power index. Bars are relative index scores; follow any row to that country's profile.
Compare United States 16 matchups
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Economic confidence: High. Military confidence: Medium. 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.