It seems that the capability of the Indonesian military forces cannot be underestimated. Based on the 2023 World Military Strength Index released by Global Firepower, Indonesia is ranked 13th with a score of 0.2221, up two levels compared to last year’s 15th position. position 14 to 17. In addition, Indonesia should be proud because the country’s military strength is still ranked first in Southeast Asia.
The title of strongest military in the world this year is still held by the superpower, the United States with a PwrIndx score of 0.0712, followed by Russia (0.0714), China (0.722), and India (0.1025). These four countries have never been out of the top four or exchanged places for five consecutive years. While the 5th position is occupied by the United Kingdom with a score of 0.1435, replacing Japan which has dropped to 8th place with a score of (0.1711).
The Global Firepower website ranks the military strength of 145 countries using more than 60 individual factors to determine the Power Index (PwrIndx) score. The perfect PwrIndx score is 0.0000. However, that is almost impossible to achieve. Therefore, the smaller the number, the stronger a country’s conventional military combat capability.
This formula provides an opportunity for small, underdeveloped or underdeveloped countries to be more advanced in technology and to be able to compete with larger powers. In 2023, there are three countries that have just joined the global military power race. They are Beliz, Benin and Senegal.