godofthunder9010
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There have been a number of discussions on the forum about "Who is the Greatest Nation in the World?" Now as far as that question goes: I don't know if I care, truthfully. But if it's discussion worthy, we might as well discuss it based upon hard facts. So here goes:
Top 30 Largest Militaries
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_active_troops
Nation Active Service Personnel (Total including reserves and paramilitary)
(It is worth noting that several nations have an enormous "paramilitary" force of questionable effectiveness, but it gets thrown into the second total regardless. Go to the above link for a more complete listing.)
1 People's Republic of China** 2,255,000 (7,024,000)
2 United States** 1,426,710 (2,338,210)
3 India** 1,325,000 (3,773,300)
4 North Korea** 1,106,000 (5,995,000)
5 Russia** 1,037,000 (3,796,100)
6 South Korea 687,000 (5,209,000)
7 Pakistan** 619,000 (1,449,000)
8 Iran 545,000 (12,285,000)
9 Turkey 514,850 (4,463,550)
10 Vietnam 484,000 (9,564,000)
11 Egypt 450,000 (1,109,000)
12 Myanmar 428,250 (500,250)
13 Ukraine 361,000 (1,473,500)
14 Indonesia 316,000 (923,000)
15 Thailand 306,600 (625,300)
16 Syria 296,000 (536,500)
17 Republic of China (Taiwan) 290,000 (1,965,000)
18 Brazil 287,000 (1,687,600)
19 Germany 284,500 (683,150)
20 France** 361,085 (380,328 )
21 Japan 239,000 (309,149)
22 Italy 230,350 (534,350)
23 Colombia 207,000 (336,000)
24 Eritrea 202,000 (452,000)
25 Morocco 196,300 (396,800)
26 Saudi Arabia 199,500 (234,500)
27 Mexico 192,770 (517,770)
28 United Kingdom** 187,970 (421,830)
29 Ethiopia 182,500 (182,500)
30 Iraq 179,800 (179,800)
33 Israel* 168,000 (584,050)
* Nuclear weapons undeclared status (Israel)
** Nuclear weapons declared status
Top 30 Most Populous Nations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population
(By itself, it is not a significant measure of "how powerful" a nation truly is. However, it is relevant for two reasons: 1- It represents the raw potential of a nation. 2- Many nations who are otherwise be considered powerful are extremely limited by their lack of population. Examples: Israel and North Korea.)
Nation Population (Percentage of the World's Population)
1 People's Republic of China 1,320,955,000 (19.8%)
2 India 1,169,016,000 (17.52%)
— Europe European Union 492,964,961 (7.39%)
3 United States 303,004,000 (4.54%)
4 Indonesia 231,627,000 (3.47%)
5 Brazil 187,223,000 (2.81%)
6 Pakistan 161,343,500 (2.42%)
7 Bangladesh 158,665,000 (2.38%)
8 Nigeria 148,093,000 (2.22%)
9 Russia 142,499,000 (2.14%)
10 Japan 127,750,000 (1.91%)
11 Mexico 106,535,000 (1.6%)
12 Philippines 88,706,300 (1.33%)
13 Vietnam 87,375,000 (1.31%)
14 Germany 82,314,900 (1.23%)
15 Ethiopia 77,127,000 (1.16%)
16 Egypt 75,498,000 (1.13%)
17 Turkey 74,877,000 (1.12%)
18 Iran 71,208,000 (1.07%)
19 France (including overseas France) 64,102,140 (0.96%)
20 Thailand 62,828,706 (0.94%)
21 Dem. Rep. of Congo 62,636,000 (0.94%)
22 United Kingdom 60,587,300 (0.91%)
23 Italy 59,131,287 (0.89%)
24 Myanmar 48,798,000 (0.73%)
25 South Africa 48,577,000 (0.73%)
26 South Korea 48,512,000 (0.73%)
27 Ukraine 46,205,000 (0.69%)
28 Spain 45,116,894 (0.68%)
29 Colombia 44,000,000 (0.66%)
30 Tanzania 40,454,000 (0.61%)
47 North Korea 23,790,000 (0.36%)
96 Israel 7,184,000 (0.11%)
Top 30 Gross Domestic Product
List by the International Monetary Fund
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP
(If you are unfamiliar with what GDP is,it is simply a measure of of how much a nations economy currently produces.)
Rank Country GDP (PPP) $m
— World 66,228,669
— European Union 13,881,051
1 United States 13,020,861
2 People's Republic of China 9,984,0621
3 Japan 4,170,533
4 India 4,158,922
5 Germany 2,558,908
6 United Kingdom 2,121,766
7 France 1,934,677
8 Italy 1,790,895
9 Russia 1,727,349
10 Brazil 1,701,183
— Arab League 1,560,770
11 Spain 1,214,930
12 Mexico 1,171,506
13 Canada 1,156,463
14 South Korea 1,155,565
15 Indonesia 959,834
16 Republic of China (Taiwan) 691,189
17 Australia 680,154
18 Turkey 660,837
19 Argentina 621,070
20 South Africa 606,407
21 Iran 601,675
22 Thailand 597,380
23 Netherlands 573,328
24 Poland 566,886
25 Philippines 462,166
26 Pakistan 422,943
27 Saudi Arabia 396,673
28 Colombia 378,435
29 Belgium 364,649
30 Ukraine 356,228
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Top 35 Most Technologically Advanced Nations
ranked by The EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) & IBM
http://gpmgroup.info/2007/04/27/the-most-technologically-advanced-countries/
rank Country score (of 10)
1 Denmark 9.00
2(tie) United States 8.85
2(tie) Sweden 8.85
4 Hong Kong 8.72
5 Switzerland 8.61
6 Singapore 8.60
7 United Kingdom 8.59
8 Netherlands 8.50
9 Australia 8.46
10 Finland 8.43
11 Austria 8.39
12 Norway 8.35
13 Canada 8.30
14 New Zealand 8.19
15 Bermuda 8.15
16 South Korea 8.08
17 Taiwan 8.05
18 Japan 8.01
19 Germany 8.00
20 Belgium 7.90
21 Ireland 7.86
22 France 7.77
23 Israel 7.58
24 Malta* 7.56
25 Italy 7.45
26 Spain 7.29
27 Portugal 7.14
28 Estonia 6.84
29 Slovenia 6.66
30 Chile 6.47
31 Czech Republic 6.32
32 Greece 6.31
33 United Arab Emrites 6.22
34 Hungary 6.16
35 South Africa 6.10
Sigificant Nations that were not in the top 35
43 Brazil 5.45
54(tie)India 4.66
56 China 4.43
57 Russia 4.27
63 Pakistan 3.79
67 Indonesia 3.39
69 Iran 3.08 (ranked last out of the 69 nations)
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Top 30 Largest Militaries
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_active_troops
Nation Active Service Personnel (Total including reserves and paramilitary)
(It is worth noting that several nations have an enormous "paramilitary" force of questionable effectiveness, but it gets thrown into the second total regardless. Go to the above link for a more complete listing.)
1 People's Republic of China** 2,255,000 (7,024,000)
2 United States** 1,426,710 (2,338,210)
3 India** 1,325,000 (3,773,300)
4 North Korea** 1,106,000 (5,995,000)
5 Russia** 1,037,000 (3,796,100)
6 South Korea 687,000 (5,209,000)
7 Pakistan** 619,000 (1,449,000)
8 Iran 545,000 (12,285,000)
9 Turkey 514,850 (4,463,550)
10 Vietnam 484,000 (9,564,000)
11 Egypt 450,000 (1,109,000)
12 Myanmar 428,250 (500,250)
13 Ukraine 361,000 (1,473,500)
14 Indonesia 316,000 (923,000)
15 Thailand 306,600 (625,300)
16 Syria 296,000 (536,500)
17 Republic of China (Taiwan) 290,000 (1,965,000)
18 Brazil 287,000 (1,687,600)
19 Germany 284,500 (683,150)
20 France** 361,085 (380,328 )
21 Japan 239,000 (309,149)
22 Italy 230,350 (534,350)
23 Colombia 207,000 (336,000)
24 Eritrea 202,000 (452,000)
25 Morocco 196,300 (396,800)
26 Saudi Arabia 199,500 (234,500)
27 Mexico 192,770 (517,770)
28 United Kingdom** 187,970 (421,830)
29 Ethiopia 182,500 (182,500)
30 Iraq 179,800 (179,800)
33 Israel* 168,000 (584,050)
* Nuclear weapons undeclared status (Israel)
** Nuclear weapons declared status
Top 30 Most Populous Nations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population
(By itself, it is not a significant measure of "how powerful" a nation truly is. However, it is relevant for two reasons: 1- It represents the raw potential of a nation. 2- Many nations who are otherwise be considered powerful are extremely limited by their lack of population. Examples: Israel and North Korea.)
Nation Population (Percentage of the World's Population)
1 People's Republic of China 1,320,955,000 (19.8%)
2 India 1,169,016,000 (17.52%)
— Europe European Union 492,964,961 (7.39%)
3 United States 303,004,000 (4.54%)
4 Indonesia 231,627,000 (3.47%)
5 Brazil 187,223,000 (2.81%)
6 Pakistan 161,343,500 (2.42%)
7 Bangladesh 158,665,000 (2.38%)
8 Nigeria 148,093,000 (2.22%)
9 Russia 142,499,000 (2.14%)
10 Japan 127,750,000 (1.91%)
11 Mexico 106,535,000 (1.6%)
12 Philippines 88,706,300 (1.33%)
13 Vietnam 87,375,000 (1.31%)
14 Germany 82,314,900 (1.23%)
15 Ethiopia 77,127,000 (1.16%)
16 Egypt 75,498,000 (1.13%)
17 Turkey 74,877,000 (1.12%)
18 Iran 71,208,000 (1.07%)
19 France (including overseas France) 64,102,140 (0.96%)
20 Thailand 62,828,706 (0.94%)
21 Dem. Rep. of Congo 62,636,000 (0.94%)
22 United Kingdom 60,587,300 (0.91%)
23 Italy 59,131,287 (0.89%)
24 Myanmar 48,798,000 (0.73%)
25 South Africa 48,577,000 (0.73%)
26 South Korea 48,512,000 (0.73%)
27 Ukraine 46,205,000 (0.69%)
28 Spain 45,116,894 (0.68%)
29 Colombia 44,000,000 (0.66%)
30 Tanzania 40,454,000 (0.61%)
47 North Korea 23,790,000 (0.36%)
96 Israel 7,184,000 (0.11%)
Top 30 Gross Domestic Product
List by the International Monetary Fund
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP
(If you are unfamiliar with what GDP is,it is simply a measure of of how much a nations economy currently produces.)
Rank Country GDP (PPP) $m
— World 66,228,669
— European Union 13,881,051
1 United States 13,020,861
2 People's Republic of China 9,984,0621
3 Japan 4,170,533
4 India 4,158,922
5 Germany 2,558,908
6 United Kingdom 2,121,766
7 France 1,934,677
8 Italy 1,790,895
9 Russia 1,727,349
10 Brazil 1,701,183
— Arab League 1,560,770
11 Spain 1,214,930
12 Mexico 1,171,506
13 Canada 1,156,463
14 South Korea 1,155,565
15 Indonesia 959,834
16 Republic of China (Taiwan) 691,189
17 Australia 680,154
18 Turkey 660,837
19 Argentina 621,070
20 South Africa 606,407
21 Iran 601,675
22 Thailand 597,380
23 Netherlands 573,328
24 Poland 566,886
25 Philippines 462,166
26 Pakistan 422,943
27 Saudi Arabia 396,673
28 Colombia 378,435
29 Belgium 364,649
30 Ukraine 356,228
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Top 35 Most Technologically Advanced Nations
ranked by The EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) & IBM
http://gpmgroup.info/2007/04/27/the-most-technologically-advanced-countries/
rank Country score (of 10)
1 Denmark 9.00
2(tie) United States 8.85
2(tie) Sweden 8.85
4 Hong Kong 8.72
5 Switzerland 8.61
6 Singapore 8.60
7 United Kingdom 8.59
8 Netherlands 8.50
9 Australia 8.46
10 Finland 8.43
11 Austria 8.39
12 Norway 8.35
13 Canada 8.30
14 New Zealand 8.19
15 Bermuda 8.15
16 South Korea 8.08
17 Taiwan 8.05
18 Japan 8.01
19 Germany 8.00
20 Belgium 7.90
21 Ireland 7.86
22 France 7.77
23 Israel 7.58
24 Malta* 7.56
25 Italy 7.45
26 Spain 7.29
27 Portugal 7.14
28 Estonia 6.84
29 Slovenia 6.66
30 Chile 6.47
31 Czech Republic 6.32
32 Greece 6.31
33 United Arab Emrites 6.22
34 Hungary 6.16
35 South Africa 6.10
Sigificant Nations that were not in the top 35
43 Brazil 5.45
54(tie)India 4.66
56 China 4.43
57 Russia 4.27
63 Pakistan 3.79
67 Indonesia 3.39
69 Iran 3.08 (ranked last out of the 69 nations)
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