2026 World Naval Fleet & Maritime Power Rankings

Comprehensive global census of naval strength. Compare commissioned warships, aircraft carriers, guided-missile destroyers, frigates, corvettes, and attack submarines across 250+ nations.

💡 Modern naval warfare combines multi-mission Aegis destroyers, vertical launching systems (VLS), stealth corvettes, and nuclear carrier strike groups.

Tank & Armored Vehicle Power Air Power & Combat Aviation Naval Fleet & Maritime Power Submarine Fleet Aircraft Carrier & Flat-Top Standing Armies & Military Personnel Military Spending & Defense Budget Nuclear Weapons & Warhead Stockpiles

#2 Rank

Russia

747

★ #1 GLOBAL LEADER

China

841

#3 Rank

United States

472

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Rank	Country	Total Warships ▼	Aircraft Carriers ⇅	Destroyers ⇅	Frigates ⇅	Corvettes ⇅	Submarines ⇅	Patrol Vessels ⇅	Action
#1	China	841	6	111	96	104	127	313	Profile
#2	Russia	747	3	34	31	206	172	183	Profile
#3	United States	472	26	193	0	63	153	0	Profile
#4	Indonesia	338	0	0	13	34	5	273	Profile
#5	North Korea	332	0	3	3	10	30	285	Profile
#6	India	294	3	20	28	33	28	230	Profile
#7	Sweden	279	0	0	0	14	8	240	Profile
#8	Sri Lanka	275	0	0	5	0	0	270	Profile
#9	Myanmar	239	0	0	9	4	4	218	Profile
#10	South Korea	215	0	18	23	4	28	122	Profile
#11	Colombia	213	0	0	11	2	5	195	Profile
#12	Greece	186	0	0	37	0	24	118	Profile
#13	Turkey	186	0	0	35	19	29	83	Profile
#14	Italy	184	11	16	77	0	44	82	Profile
#15	Spain	175	1	0	15	0	3	148	Profile
#16	France	166	2	26	12	0	21	52	Profile
#17	Finland	165	0	0	0	0	0	51	Profile
#18	Mexico	164	0	0	1	3	0	160	Profile
#19	Japan	158	0	65	13	0	36	9	Profile
#20	Egypt	149	0	0	18	10	11	84	Profile
#21	Thailand	142	0	0	8	6	0	284	Profile
#22	Netherlands	140	0	0	10	0	5	121	Profile
#23	Nigeria	133	0	0	1	0	0	149	Profile
#24	Portugal	128	0	0	8	3	3	114	Profile
#25	Philippines	127	0	0	8	2	0	117	Profile
#26	Bangladesh	125	0	0	10	9	3	91	Profile
#27	Qatar	125	0	0	0	5	0	120	Profile
#28	Pakistan	121	0	0	10	7	9	90	Profile
#29	Taiwan	118	0	4	23	8	4	40	Profile
#30	Vietnam	116	0	0	16	29	10	47	Profile
#31	Algeria	111	0	0	9	9	7	83	Profile
#32	Iran	109	0	0	13	6	48	40	Profile
#33	Morocco	100	0	0	7	1	0	92	Profile
#34	Honduras	98	0	0	0	0	0	98	Profile
#35	Israel	82	0	0	0	7	6	69	Profile
#36	Peru	78	0	0	16	18	14	30	Profile
#37	Malaysia	76	0	0	2	5	2	86	Profile
#38	United Arab Emirates	75	0	0	0	20	0	61	Profile
#39	Paraguay	73	0	0	0	0	0	73	Profile
#40	United Kingdom	72	4	12	14	0	20	51	Profile
#41	Brazil	69	0	0	13	3	10	35	Profile
#42	Chile	68	0	0	20	0	10	100	Profile
#43	Bolivia	67	0	0	0	0	0	67	Profile
#44	Canada	67	0	0	24	0	8	35	Profile
#45	Iraq	67	0	0	0	1	0	66	Profile
#46	Germany	65	0	0	12	6	6	58	Profile
#47	Poland	63	0	0	3	3	2	5	Profile
#48	South Africa	63	0	0	5	0	4	50	Profile
#49	Norway	62	0	0	5	7	7	23	Profile
#50	Laos	51	0	0	0	0	0	51	Profile
#51	Denmark	50	0	0	19	0	0	19	Profile
#52	Tunisia	50	0	0	1	1	0	35	Profile
#53	Australia	48	0	4	9	0	8	17	Profile
#54	Ecuador	48	0	0	4	12	4	10	Profile
#55	Bulgaria	45	0	0	10	5	0	0	Profile
#56	Argentina	42	0	5	0	10	4	23	Profile
#57	Venezuela	41	0	0	1	0	4	36	Profile
#58	Singapore	40	0	0	8	8	8	72	Profile
#59	Kuwait	38	0	0	0	0	0	123	Profile
#60	Ukraine	38	0	0	0	0	0	163	Profile
#61	Bahrain	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#62	Angola	36	0	0	0	0	0	32	Profile
#63	Mozambique	36	0	0	0	0	0	36	Profile
#64	Dominican Republic	34	0	0	0	0	0	34	Profile
#65	Senegal	34	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#66	Albania	33	0	0	0	0	0	33	Profile
#67	Azerbaijan	32	0	0	0	0	5	22	Profile
#68	Saudi Arabia	32	0	0	8	10	0	10	Profile
#69	Croatia	30	0	0	0	0	0	28	Profile
#70	Nicaragua	30	0	0	0	0	0	23	Profile
#71	Jordan	27	0	0	0	0	0	27	Profile
#72	Kazakhstan	26	0	0	0	0	0	24	Profile
#73	Yemen	26	0	0	0	3	0	23	Profile
#74	Guatemala	25	0	0	0	0	0	25	Profile
#75	Turkmenistan	25	0	0	0	0	0	16	Profile
#76	Eritrea	23	0	0	0	0	0	23	Profile
#77	Kenya	22	0	0	0	0	0	27	Profile
#78	Panama	22	0	0	0	0	0	22	Profile
#79	Tanzania	22	0	0	0	0	0	12	Profile
#80	Ghana	20	0	0	0	0	0	20	Profile
#81	Cambodia	20	0	0	0	0	0	20	Profile
#82	Montenegro	20	0	0	0	0	0	20	Profile
#83	Cameroon	19	0	0	0	0	0	19	Profile
#84	Cuba	19	0	0	2	2	0	10	Profile
#85	Georgia	19	0	0	0	0	0	17	Profile
#86	Somalia	19	0	0	0	0	0	19	Profile
#87	Latvia	18	0	0	0	0	0	12	Profile
#88	Romania	18	0	0	3	7	0	0	Profile
#89	Serbia	18	0	0	0	0	0	25	Profile
#90	Hong Kong	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#91	Lebanon	17	0	0	0	0	0	48	Profile
#92	Suriname	17	0	0	0	0	0	17	Profile
#93	Belize	16	0	0	0	0	0	15	Profile
#94	Ivory Coast	16	0	0	0	0	0	8	Profile
#95	DR Congo	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	Profile
#96	Oman	16	0	0	0	7	0	10	Profile
#97	Hungary	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#98	Trinidad and Tobago	15	0	0	1	1	0	9	Profile
#99	Belgium	14	0	0	2	0	0	2	Profile
#100	The Bahamas	14	0	0	0	1	0	5	Profile
#101	Uruguay	14	0	0	0	0	0	11	Profile
#102	Maldives	14	0	0	0	0	0	12	Profile
#103	El Salvador	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	Profile
#104	Djibouti	12	0	0	1	1	0	6	Profile
#105	Guyana	12	0	0	1	1	0	6	Profile
#106	Jamaica	12	0	0	1	1	0	9	Profile
#107	Papua New Guinea	12	0	0	1	1	0	9	Profile
#108	Syria	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	Profile
#109	Uzbekistan	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#110	Lithuania	11	0	0	0	0	0	7	Profile
#111	Brunei	10	0	0	1	1	0	8	Profile
#112	Costa Rica	10	0	0	1	1	0	8	Profile
#113	Cyprus	10	0	0	1	1	0	8	Profile
#114	Sudan	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	Profile
#115	Sierra Leone	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	Profile
#116	Mauritius	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	Profile
#117	Fiji	9	0	0	1	1	0	7	Profile
#118	Estonia	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#119	Ireland	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	Profile
#120	Madagascar	8	0	0	0	0	0	7	Profile
#121	Malta	8	0	0	1	1	0	6	Profile
#122	Namibia	8	0	0	0	2	0	13	Profile
#123	New Zealand	8	0	0	3	0	0	5	Profile
#124	Puerto Rico	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#125	Uganda	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#126	Seychelles	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	Profile
#127	Guam	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#128	Somaliland	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	Profile
#129	Cape Verde	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	Profile
#130	Burundi	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#131	Benin	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#132	Guinea-Bissau	6	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#133	Liberia	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	Profile
#134	Mauritania	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	Profile
#135	East Timor	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#136	Macau	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#137	Barbados	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#138	British Indian Ocean Territory	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#139	Gabon	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	Profile
#140	Equatorial Guinea	5	0	0	0	1	0	4	Profile
#141	Libya	5	0	0	2	0	0	3	Profile
#142	Saint Lucia	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	Profile
#143	Bermuda	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#144	Republic of the Congo	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#145	Guinea	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#146	Gambia	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#147	Greenland	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#148	Haiti	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#149	Malawi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#150	Togo	4	0	0	0	1	0	4	Profile
#151	Comoros	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#152	Aruba	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#153	Antigua and Barbuda	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#154	Dominica	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#155	Grenada	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	Profile
#156	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#157	Cayman Islands	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#158	US Virgin Islands	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#159	French Polynesia	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#160	Curaçao	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#161	Réunion	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#162	Iceland	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#163	Slovenia	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	Profile
#164	Monaco	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	Profile
#165	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#166	Micronesia	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	Profile
#167	British Virgin Islands	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#168	Jersey	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#169	Turks and Caicos Islands	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#170	French Guiana	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#171	New Caledonia	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#172	Solomon Islands	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#173	Gibraltar	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#174	Sao Tome and Principe	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	Profile
#175	Anguilla	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#176	American Samoa	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#177	Tonga	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	Profile
#178	Samoa	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	Profile
#179	Palau	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#180	Marshall Islands	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#181	Kiribati	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#182	Nauru	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	Profile
#183	Faroe Islands	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#184	Guernsey	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#185	Isle of Man	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#186	Saint Martin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#187	Northern Mariana Islands	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#188	Mayotte	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#189	Saint Helena	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#190	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#191	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#192	Sint Maarten	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#193	Åland Islands	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	Profile
#194	Indian Ocean Australian Territories	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#195	Falkland Islands	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	Profile
#196	Vanuatu	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#197	Tuvalu	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	Profile
#198	Saint Barthelemy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#199	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#200	Christmas Island	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#201	Montserrat	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#202	Norfolk Island	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#203	Pitcairn Islands	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#204	Tokelau	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#205	Wallis and Futuna	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#206	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	Profile
#207	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	Profile
#208	Afghanistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#209	Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#210	Antarctica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#211	French Southern Lands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#212	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#213	Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#214	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#215	Belarus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#216	Bhutan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#217	Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#218	Central African Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#219	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#220	Czechia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#221	Western Sahara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#222	Ethiopia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#223	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#224	Lesotho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#225	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#226	Moldova	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#227	North Macedonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#228	Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#229	Mongolia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#230	Niger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#231	Nepal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#232	Palestine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#233	Rwanda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#234	South Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#235	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#236	Eswatini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#237	Chad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#238	Tajikistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#239	Zambia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#240	Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#241	Andorra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#242	Liechtenstein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#243	San Marino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#244	Vatican City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#245	Bouvet Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#246	Cook Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#247	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#248	Niue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#249	Kosovo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#250	Transnistria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile
#251	Siachen Glacier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Profile