Tajikistan ranks 96th out of a total of 136 countries worldwide in terms of military strength in the 2018 Global Firepower (GFP) list.
The ranking is based on more than 50 factors, including military budget, available manpower, and the amount of military hardware each country has in its arsenal. The nuclear capability is not taken into account.
The higher the rating, the lower the country’s position in the overall ranking. The perfect score would be 0.000.
With its rating of 2.069, Tajikistan is one position below Lithuania (1.9165) and one rung above Bahrain (2.0754).
Tajikistan available manpower is put at 4.035 million out of total population of 8,468,555, with 3.2 million fit for service.
Total military personnel – 14,900, including active personnel – 7,400 and reserve personnel — 7,500, according to GFP list.
Tajikistan reportedly has 37 tanks, 46 armored fighting vehicles, 10 towed artillery guns, and 3 multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRSs).
The country’s Air Force has 21 transport aircraft, 4 trainer aircraft, 20 helicopters, including 6 attack helicopters.
Tajikistan’s defense budget for 2018 reportedly stands at 75 million U.S. dollars.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan rank 39th, 50th, 80th and 91st respectively.
The Unites States tops the list with a rating of 0.0818, followed by Russia (0.0841), China (0.0852), and India (0.1417).
Bhutan is at the bottom end of the ranking in the 136th position with a rating of 7.5497, preceded by Liberia (5.5241).
The GFP ranking is based largely on each nation’s potential conventional war-making capability across land, sea and air. The final ranking incorporates values related to resources, finances and geography and over 50 different factors make up the final the final GPF ranking, delivering the “PowerIndex” value with bonuses and penalties applied where appropriate. Updates to the list are attempted annually or when new information / corrections warrant them.
Last year, GFP ranked Tajikistan 112th among out of a total of 127 nations in terms of military strength.
