| U.S.A. | U.K. | France | Germany | U.S.S.R. | China | |
| Total Armed Forces | 2,151,568 | 327,100 | 476,560 | 478,000 | 5,300,000 | 3,900,000 |
| Reserves | (1,212,255) | (294,449) | (393,000) | (770,000) | (5,400,000) | (5,377.000) |
| Population (m) | 239.6 | 56.0 | 55.2 | 61.2 | 276.5 | 1,055.0 |
| - Males, 18-45 (m) | 53.0 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 56.4 | 233.6 |
| GDP ($ bn) | 3,619.2 | 400.0 | 492.3 | 613.2 | 1,672.0 | 225.6 |
| Defense budget ($ bn) | 250.0 | 22.0 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 267.5 | > 7.8 |
| Defense budget (% of GDP) | 6.9 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 16 | > 1.5 |
| Strategic Forces | n.a. | 2,300 | 18,700 | - | 300,000 | n.a. |
| - | - | - | - | (940,000) | ||
| ICBMs | 1,026 | - | - | - | 1,398 | 6 |
| IRBM/MRBMs | - | - | 18 | - | 543 | 110 |
| Ballistic Missile Submarines | 37 | 4 | 5 | - | 77 | 2 |
| SLBMs | 640 | 64 | 80 | - | 979 | 24 |
| Bombers | 297 | - | 22 | - | 1,120 | 620 |
| - Long-range | 241 | - | - | - | 170 | - |
| - Medium-range | 56 | - | 22 | - | 500 | 120 |
| - Short-range | - | - | - | - | 450 | 500 |
| U.S. | U.K. | France | Germany | U.S.S.R. | China | |
| Active | 780,648 | 163,000 | 300,000 | 335,600 | 1,995,000 | 2,973,000 |
| Reserves | (728,855) | (227,484) | (305,000) | (645,000) | (3,500,000) | (5,000,000) |
| Divisions (Reserve) | 18 (9) | 4 | 15 (8) | 12 | 199 | 135 (73) |
| - Armored | 4 (2) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 13 |
| - Mechanized | 6 (2) | - | 2 | 4 | 141 | - |
| - Infantry / Light | 4 (5) | 1 | 4 (8) | 1 | - | 118 (73) |
| - Airborne / Air Assa
Last modified: 10 December 2022
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