Total Naval Strength by Country

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Total Naval Strength by Country
By: GFP - Strength in Numbers 2017
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Total Naval Strength by Country

The second oldest battlefield on earth - the sea - pushes the need for leading military powers to field a strong, capable navy.

For thousands of years, strength at sea has been one of the defining military factors of any world power. Naval strength is used to respond to territorial disputes as well as enforce maritime borders and protect national interest. Today's navies are often required to operate thousands of miles away from homeports with combat not necessarily requiring line-of-sight. Couple these qualities with the expansive reach of carrier aircraft, naval helicopters and UAV's and the oceans become a lethal battlefield all their own.

The listing below includes battleships made of aircraft, carriers, frigates, destroyers, corvettes, torpedo boats, patrol boats, amphibious support craft and land craft (regardless of onboard technology employed, crew training, fleet quality, etc...). Auxiliary vessels are also included. Landlocked nations are NOT penalized for the lack of a standing naval force and are thus, excluded from this particular list.


For thousands of years, strength at sea has been one of the defining military factors of any world power. Naval strength is used to respond to territorial disputes as well as enforce maritime borders and protect national interests. Today's navies are often required to operate thousands of miles away from homeports with combat not necessarily requiring line-of-sight. Couple these qualities with the expansive reach of carrier aircraft, naval helicopters and UAVs and the oceans become a lethal battlefield all their own.

The listing below includes battleforce ships made up of aircraft carriers, frigates, destroyers, corvettes, torpedo boats, patrol boats, amphibious support craft and landing craft (regardless of onboard technology employed, crew training, fleet quality, etc...). Auxiliary vessels are also included. Landlocked nations are NOT penalized for the lack of a standing naval force and are, thus, excluded from this particular list.

Ranking - No. of Vessels - Country (as of 2017)

01 967 North Korea
02 714 China
03 415 United States
04 398 Iran
05 352 Russia
06 319 Egypt
07 295 India
08 270 Finland
09 234 Colombia
10 221 Indonesia
11 197 Pakistan
12 194 Turkey
13 173 Bolivia
14 166 South Korea
15 155 Myanmar
16 143 Mexico
17 143 Italy
16 131 Japan
17 121 Morocco
18 119 Philippines
19 118 France
20 115 Greece
21 110 Brazil
22 90 Denmark
23 89 Bangladesh
24 87 Taiwan
25 85 Algeria
26 83 Poland
27 81 Germany
28 81 Thailand
29 80 Qatar
30 76 United Kingdom
31 75 United Arab Emirates
32 75 Nigeria
33 69 Chile
34 65 Vietnam
35 65 Israel
36 64 Cameroon
37 63 Sweden
38 63 Canada
39 62 Norway
40 61 Malaysia
41 60 Peru
42 60 Iraq
43 59 Honduras
44 57 Angola
45 57 Lebanon
46 56 Netherlands
47 56 Syria
48 55 Saudi Arabia
49 50 Venezuela
50 50 Tunisia
51 48 Romania
52 47 Australia
53 46 Spain
54 42 Argentina
55 41 Portugal
56 40 Sri Lanka
57 40 Singapore
58 40 Paraguay
59 39 Bahrain
60 38 Albania
61 38 Kuwait
62 37 Jordan
63 36 Laos
64 33 Dominican Republic
65 31 Azerbaijan
66 30 Nicaragua
67 30 Yemen
68 30 South Africa
69 29 Bulgaria
70 28 Croatia
71 27 Cambodia
72 26 Guatemala
73 25 Ukraine
74 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo
75 20 Uruguay
76 20 Panama
77 20 Ghana
78 19 Serbia
79 19 Tanzania
80 19 Kenya
81 19 Ecuador
82 18 Latvia
83 18 Sudan
84 17 Belgium
85 16 Oman
86 15 Kazakhstan
87 12 Lithuania
88 12 Cuba
89 11 New Zealand
90 10 Ivory Coast
91 10 Sierra Leone
92 10 Gabon
93 9 Georgia
94 8 Uganda
95 8 Namibia
96 8 Mozambique
97 8 Madagascar
98 6 Estonia
99 6 Republic of the Congo
100 5 Libya
101 5 Mauritania
102 4 El Salvador
103 4 Turkmenistan
104 3 Somalia
105 3 Suriname
106 2 Slovenia
107 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
108 0 Macedonia

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