{"id":39551,"date":"2023-11-26T09:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T09:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/?p=39551"},"modified":"2023-11-26T09:21:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T09:21:02","slug":"the-worlds-largest-army-10-times-bigger-than-britains-armed-with-lasers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/world-news\/the-worlds-largest-army-10-times-bigger-than-britains-armed-with-lasers\/","title":{"rendered":"The world\u2019s largest army 10 times bigger than Britain\u2019s armed with lasers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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China has the largest army in the world with about two million active soldiers, the latest figures show.<\/p>\n

India, the United States, North Korea and Russia are all in the top five of the world’s biggest armies, according to Statista.<\/p>\n

China’s 2,000,000 active military personnel dwarfs the UK’s which is 10 times smaller than the Asian giant, 194,000.<\/p>\n

Britain’s army in 2022 was smaller than Morocco (200,000), Iraq (200,000), Ukraine (200,000) and France (200,000).<\/p>\n

Out of the 25 countries listed in Statista’s count, Britain comes bottom, behind Saudi Arabia, Japan, Thailand, Colombia, Brazil, Turkey and Egypt, to name a few.<\/p>\n

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Active service means those whose main occupation is being a full time part of a military force, but it is not the only measure by which to judge the size of an army.<\/p>\n

The quantity and quality of military equipment is another standard by which to gauge the strength of a country’s Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

Military spending is another measure, with the US far outstripping other countries when it comes to how many billions it pays out.<\/p>\n

Washington spent $877billion on its military in 2022, which according to Statista accounted for 40 percent of overall spending worldwide.<\/p>\n

The US was followed by China ($292bn), Russia ($86.4bn), India ($81.4bn), Saudi Arabia ($75bn) and the UK ($68.5bn).<\/p>\n

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