These are the 15 global militaries with the most troops ready to fight today

Total population: 80,845,215 Manpower available: 41,640,000 Total military personnel: 710,565 Active personnel: 350,000 Reserve personnel: 360,565 Fit-for-service: 35,010,000 Reaching military age: 1,375,000 Overall military rank: No. 9Total population: 47,698,524 Manpower available: 24,000,000 Total military personnel: 511,550 Active personnel: 369,100 Reserve personnel: 142,450 Fit-for-service: 19,015,000 Reaching military age: 845,000 Overall military rank: No. 45Total population: 55,123,814 Manpower available: 30,000,000 Total military personnel: 516,000 Active personnel: 406,000 Reserve personnel: 110,000 Fit-for-service: 21,635,000 Reaching military age: 1,030,000 Overall military rank: No. 35Total population: 260,580,739 Manpower available: 130,000,000 Total military personnel: 975,750 Active personnel: 435,750 Reserve personnel: 540,000 Fit-for-service: 107,540,000 Reaching military age: 4,500,000 Overall military rank: No.15Total population: 96,160,163 Manpower available: 50,650,000 Total military personnel: 5,488,500 Active personnel: 448,500 Reserve personnel: 5,040,000 Fit-for-service: 41,505,000 Reaching military age: 1,640,000 Overall military rank: No. 20Total population: 97,041,072 Manpower available: 42,000,000 Total military personnel: 1,329,250 Active personnel: 454,250 Reserve personnel: 875,000 Fit-for-service: 35,306,000 Reaching military age: 1,535,000 Overall military rank: No. 12Total population: 40,969,443 Manpower available: 20,400,000 Total military personnel: 792,350 Active personnel: 520,000 Reserve personnel: 272,350 Fit-for-service: 17,250,000 Reaching military age: 675,000 Overall military rank: No. 23Total population: 82,021,564 Manpower available: 47,000,000 Total military personnel: 934,000 Active personnel: 534,000 Reserve personnel: 400,000 Fit-for-service: 39,570,000 Reaching military age: 1,400,000 Overall military rank: No. 13Total population: 51,181,299 Manpower available: 25,610,000 Total military personnel: 5,827,250 Active personnel: 625,000 Reserve personnel: 5,202,250 Fit-for-service: 21,035,000 Reaching military age: 690,000 Overall military rank: No. 7Total population: 204,924,861 Manpower available: 95,000,000 Total military personnel: 919,000 Active personnel: 637,000 Reserve personnel: 282,000 Fit-for-service: 75,325,000 Reaching military age: 4,345,000 Overall military rank: No. 17Total population: 25,248,140 Manpower available: 13,000,000 Total military personnel: 6,445,000 Active personnel: 945,000 Reserve personnel: 5,500,000 Fit-for-service: 10,100,000 Reaching military age: 415,000 Overall military rank: No. 18Total population: 142,257,519 Manpower available: 70,000,000 Total military personnel: 3,586,128 Active personnel: 1,013,628 Reserve personnel: 2,572,500 Fit-for-service: 47,000,000 Reaching military age: 1,355,000 Overall military rank: No. 2Total population: 326,625,791 Manpower available: 145,215,000 Total military personnel: 2,083,100 Active personnel: 1,281,900 Reserve personnel: 801,200 Fit-for-service: 120,025,000 Reaching military age: 4,220,000 Overall military rank: No. 1Total population: 1,281,935,911 Manpower available: 616,000,000 Total military personnel: 4,207,250 Active personnel: 1,362,500 Reserve personnel: 2,844,750 Fit-for-service: 489,600,000 Reaching military age: 22,900,000 Overall military rank: No. 4Total population: 1,379,302,771 Manpower available: 750,000,000 Total military personnel: 2,693,000 Active personnel: 2,183,000 Reserve personnel: 510,000 Fit-for-service: 619,000,000 Reaching military age: 19,550,000 Overall military rank: No. 3

These are the 15 global militaries with the most troops ready to fight today

15. Turkey — 350,000 active personnel

14. Colombia — 369,100 active personnel

13. Myanmar — 406,000 active personnel

12. Indonesia — 435,750 active personnel

11. Vietnam — 448,500 active personnel

10. Egypt — 454,250 active personnel

9. Algeria — 520,000 active personnel

8. Iran — 534,000 active personnel

7. South Korea — 625,000 active personnel

6. Pakistan — 637,000 active personnel

5. North Korea — 945,000 active personnel

4. Russia — 1,013,628 active personnel

3. United States — 1,281,900 active personnel

2. India — 1,362,500 active personnel

1. China — 2,183,000 active personnel