The Russian army was recognized as the best in the world according to the American military magazine U.S. News & World Report. It surpassed the United States and China in the ranking of countries with the most powerful armed forces.
U.S. News & World Report
The magazine's analysts awarded the Russian Army 94.3 points out of a hundred possible in the overall rating compiled according to the results of a global survey. In the subcategories "Leader" and "Political influence", the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation received the maximum possible one hundred points out of one hundred.
94,3
points
out of 100 possible, the Russian Army received
The rating was compiled based on the results of a survey of more than 17 thousand people around the world. The authors of the study identified a set of 73 terms that can be used to describe a country and that are relevant to the success of the state.
Respondents assessed how much certain attributes they associate with a certain nation. The strength of the armies of individual countries was assessed based on the responses of respondents. This quality was taken into account when compiling the overall rating of "The best countries according to U.S. News" in the subcategory "Strength".
In 2021, the National Interest magazine ranked Russia second in the ranking of the strongest armies in the world. The leadership was then given to the United States, China took the third place. The article noted the active development of the Russian fleet. The experts of the publication also stated that the Russian army surpasses the American one in all categories of ground power, except for armored vehicles.
Earlier, former American intelligence officer Scott Ritter said that Russian air defense systems completely destroyed Ukrainian aviation.
The expert noted that the multilevel and complex air defense developed by scientists and engineers will ensure Russia's superiority in the wars of the future. In his opinion, in the event of a hypothetical conflict with the United States, American advanced aircraft will literally "evaporate in the air."
The second and third places in the rating were the USA and China
The second place in the ranking of military power was taken by the United States, China was on the third line, according to a study by U.S. News & World Report.
The top ten also included Israel, South Korea, Iran, the United Kingdom, Germany and Turkey. Ukraine took the sixth position in this rating. According to the publication, Estonia, Singapore and Luxembourg have the weakest armies.
In 2022, experts from the RAND Corporation center reported that Russian artillery surpasses the field guns of the US Army in their capabilities. It is noted that the Pentagon has neglected the artillery of the US ground forces for two decades, since since the beginning of the 2000s, it began primarily to pay attention to counter-insurgency operations. As a result, field artillery and air defense faced particularly severe cuts.
In the overall ranking of the best countries in the world, Russia took 37th place
In the overall ranking of the best countries in the world, Russia took 37th place out of 87. The top three, according to U.S. News & World Report, are Switzerland, Canada and Sweden. Ukraine is on the 68th place in this list.
In the material of the publication dedicated to Russia, it is noted that the country has one of the largest economies in the world, based on extensive natural resources.
U.S. News & World Report
In September, Russia entered the top three most powerful powers in the world in 2023 according to a survey of 17 thousand people according to US News & World Report. Russia has retained the third place in the rating of power, despite the conflict with Ukraine, the study notes. The second place in the ranking of power is assigned to China, while the United States is recognized as the leader of the list.
