Introduction
Aircraft carriers are large, seagoing ships designed to deploy and recover aircraft, typically in air-sea operations. Capable of sustaining long-term operations at sea, these vessels are some of the largest warships ever built. They generally have a displacement of over 60,000 tons and can reach up to 1,100 feet in length with a width of 250 feet. An aircraft carrier offers the capability to launch and land fixed-wing aircraft such as fighter jets, helicopters, and other types of airborne weapons. The ship contains a flight deck for launching planes and an island superstructure for navigation and communication purposes. Additionally, they often have several hangers or magazines that store fuel, spare parts, and ammunition. Aircraft carriers contain multiple defensive systems such as anti-aircraft cannons, surface-launched missiles, and electronic warfare capabilities that allow them to protect their critical assets from enemy threats. In addition to their offensive capabilities, these ships boast sophisticated medical facilities capable of providing full medical support for their crew.
| # | Country | Number of Aircraft Carriers | Number of Active Military Personnel | Military Spending | Number of Submarines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 11 | 1,395,350 | $800,672,200,000 | 67 |
| 2 | India | 2 | 1,460,350 | $76,598,031,181 | 17 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 161,550 | $32,006,137,654 | 8 |
| 4 | Japan | 2 | 247,150 | $54,123,551,702 | 22 |
| 5 | People's Republic of China | 2 | 2,035,000 | $293,351,866,359 | 59 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 2 | 153,200 | $68,366,440,552 | 10 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 203,250 | $56,646,996,216 | 8 |
| 8 | Russia | 1 | 900,000 | $65,907,705,047 | 49 |
| 9 | Spain | 1 | 122,850 | $19,544,465,468 | 2 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 0 | 165,000 | $278,250,788 | 0 |
| 11 | Albania | 0 | 7,500 | $236,421,756 | 0 |
| 12 | Algeria | 0 | 139,000 | $9,112,461,105 | 6 |
| 13 | Angola | 0 | 107,000 | $981,451,012 | 0 |
| 14 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 180 | 0 | |
| 15 | Argentina | 0 | 72,100 | $2,591,642,985 | 1 |
| 16 | Armenia | 0 | 42,900 | $619,435,472 | 0 |
| 17 | Australia | 0 | 59,600 | $31,753,716,216 | 6 |
| 18 | Austria | 0 | 23,300 | $3,825,331,126 | 0 |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 66,950 | $2,703,176,471 | 0 |
| 20 | Bahrain | 0 | 8,200 | $1,381,382,979 | 0 |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 0 | 163,050 | $4,882,596,685 | 2 |
| 22 | Barbados | 0 | 610 | 0 | |
| 23 | Belarus | 0 | 47,950 | $762,776,224 | 0 |
| 24 | Belgium | 0 | 5,900 | $6,311,494,797 | 0 |
| 25 | Belize | 0 | 1,500 | $21,817,050 | 0 |
| 26 | Benin | 0 | 7,250 | $97,424,489 | 0 |
| 27 | Bolivia | 0 | 34,100 | $625,336,764 | 0 |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 10,500 | $192,200,726 | 0 |
| 29 | Botswana | 0 | 9,000 | $517,846,568 | 0 |
| 30 | Brazil | 0 | 366,500 | $19,187,122,475 | 5 |
| 31 | Brunei | 0 | 7,200 | $453,337,799 | 0 |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 0 | 36,950 | $1,216,592,091 | 0 |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 11,200 | $458,279,098 | 0 |
| 34 | Burundi | 0 | 30,050 | $68,376,397 | 0 |
| 35 | Cambodia | 0 | 124,300 | $643,379,508 | 0 |
| 36 | Cameroon | 0 | 25,400 | $443,336,832 | 0 |
| 37 | Canada | 0 | 66,500 | $26,449,162,679 | 4 |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 0 | 9,150 | $43,197,413 | 0 |
| 39 | Chad | 0 | 33,500 | $330,998,078 | 0 |
| 40 | Chile | 0 | 68,500 | $6,230,436,399 | 4 |
| 41 | Colombia | 0 | 255,950 | $10,180,134,292 | 4 |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| 43 | Croatia | 0 | 16,700 | $1,739,751,845 | 0 |
| 44 | Cuba | 0 | 49,000 | 1 | |
| 45 | Cyprus | 0 | 12,000 | $517,502,365 | 0 |
| 46 | Czech Republic | 0 | 26,600 | $3,935,630,965 | 0 |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 | 134,250 | $306,078,783 | 0 |
| 48 | Denmark | 0 | 15,400 | $5,391,221,374 | 0 |
| 49 | Djibouti | 0 | 10,450 | 0 | |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 56,050 | $581,619,425 | 0 |
| 51 | East Timor | 0 | 2,280 | $39,222,000 | 0 |
| 52 | Ecuador | 0 | 41,250 | $2,417,000,000 | 2 |
| 53 | Egypt | 0 | 438,500 | $5,165,445,627 | 8 |
| 54 | El Salvador | 0 | 24,500 | $382,600,000 | 0 |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 1,450 | $170,180,660 | 0 |
| 56 | Eritrea | 0 | 201,750 | 0 | |
| 57 | Estonia | 0 | 7,200 | $763,954,588 | 0 |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 0 | 138,000 | $487,848,610 | 0 |
| 59 | Fiji | 0 | 4,040 | $70,476,248 | 0 |
| 60 | Finland | 0 | 19,250 | $5,903,500,473 | 0 |
| 61 | Gabon | 0 | 4,700 | $311,454,929 | 0 |
| 62 | Georgia | 0 | 20,650 | $302,144,189 | 0 |
| 63 | Germany | 0 | 183,400 | $56,017,029,328 | 6 |
| 64 | Ghana | 0 | 15,500 | $298,345,433 | 0 |
| 65 | Greece | 0 | 143,300 | $8,079,943,236 | 11 |
| 66 | Guatemala | 0 | 18,050 | $341,780,822 | 0 |
| 67 | Guyana | 0 | 3,400 | $70,703,652 | 0 |
| 68 | Haiti | 0 | 500 | $20,912,067 | 0 |
| 69 | Honduras | 0 | 14,950 | $438,108,692 | 0 |
| 70 | Hungary | 0 | 34,200 | $2,777,132,531 | 0 |
| 71 | Iceland | 0 | 250 | $0 | 0 |
| 72 | Indonesia | 0 | 395,500 | $8,259,275,725 | 4 |
| 73 | Iran | 0 | 610,000 | $24,589,091,554 | 17 |
| 74 | Iraq | 0 | 193,000 | $4,728,165,568 | 0 |
| 75 | Ireland | 0 | 8,550 | $1,267,738,884 | 0 |
| 76 | Israel | 0 | 169,500 | $24,340,979,541 | 5 |
| 77 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 27,400 | $637,656,913 | 0 |
| 78 | Jamaica | 0 | 5,950 | $209,817,012 | 0 |
| 79 | Jordan | 0 | 100,500 | $2,176,760,563 | 0 |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 39,000 | $1,617,793,375 | 0 |
| 81 | Kenya | 0 | 24,100 | $1,113,287,247 | 0 |
| 82 | Kuwait | 0 | 17,500 | $9,024,335,548 | 0 |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 10,900 | $124,852,201 | 0 |
| 84 | Laos | 0 | 29,100 | 0 | |
| 85 | Latvia | 0 | 8,750 | $826,631,977 | 0 |
| 86 | Lebanon | 0 | 60,000 | 0 | |
| 87 | Lesotho | 0 | 2,000 | $37,044,055 | 0 |
| 88 | Liberia | 0 | 2,010 | $14,048,500 | 0 |
| 89 | Libya | 0 | 0 | ||
| 90 | Lithuania | 0 | 23,000 | $1,240,539,262 | 0 |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 0 | 410 | $460,028,382 | 0 |
| 92 | Madagascar | 0 | 13,500 | $99,185,920 | 0 |
| 93 | Malawi | 0 | 10,700 | $83,290,618 | 0 |
| 94 | Malaysia | 0 | 113,000 | $3,830,234,243 | 2 |
| 95 | Mali | 0 | 21,000 | $558,379,250 | 0 |
| 96 | Malta | 0 | 1,700 | $84,908,940 | 0 |
| 97 | Mauritania | 0 | 15,850 | $230,935,493 | 0 |
| 98 | Mauritius | 0 | 0 | $19,737,978 | 0 |
| 99 | Mexico | 0 | 216,000 | $8,680,832,593 | 0 |
| 100 | Moldova | 0 | 55,150 | $52,293,263 | 0 |
| 101 | Mongolia | 0 | 9,700 | $108,262,099 | 0 |
| 102 | Montenegro | 0 | 2,350 | $98,628,193 | 0 |
| 103 | Morocco | 0 | 195,800 | $5,378,366,535 | 0 |
| 104 | Mozambique | 0 | 11,200 | $248,475,376 | 0 |
| 105 | Myanmar | 0 | 356,000 | $2,107,821,055 | 1 |
| 106 | Namibia | 0 | 9,900 | $401,859,308 | 0 |
| 107 | Nepal | 0 | 96,600 | $445,199,613 | 0 |
| 108 | Netherlands | 0 | 33,600 | $13,752,010,407 | 4 |
| 109 | New Zealand | 0 | 9,750 | $3,389,851,485 | 0 |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 0 | 12,000 | $77,919,650 | 0 |
| 111 | Niger | 0 | 5,300 | $202,404,477 | 0 |
| 112 | Nigeria | 0 | 143,000 | $4,466,397,816 | 0 |
| 113 | North Korea | 0 | 1,280,000 | 71 | |
| 114 | Norway | 0 | 25,400 | $8,251,716,513 | 6 |
| 115 | Oman | 0 | 42,600 | $5,783,615,085 | 0 |
| 116 | Pakistan | 0 | 651,800 | $11,304,829,853 | 8 |
| 117 | Panama | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 4,000 | $88,724,208 | 0 |
| 119 | Paraguay | 0 | 13,950 | $372,601,369 | 0 |
| 120 | Peru | 0 | 81,000 | $2,360,613,146 | 6 |
| 121 | Philippines | 0 | 145,300 | $4,090,523,773 | 0 |
| 122 | Poland | 0 | 114,050 | $13,710,679,108 | 1 |
| 123 | Portugal | 0 | 27,250 | $4,908,940,397 | 2 |
| 124 | Qatar | 0 | 16,500 | $11,593,406,593 | 0 |
| 125 | Republic of Macedonia | 0 | 8,000 | $214,588,947 | 0 |
| 126 | Republic of the Congo | 0 | 10,000 | $313,055,831 | 0 |
| 127 | Romania | 0 | 71,500 | $5,563,282,002 | 0 |
| 128 | Rwanda | 0 | 33,000 | $164,016,058 | 0 |
| 129 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 257,000 | $55,564,266,667 | 0 |
| 130 | Senegal | 0 | 13,600 | $473,971,931 | 0 |
| 131 | Serbia | 0 | 28,150 | $1,270,783,747 | 0 |
| 132 | Seychelles | 0 | 420 | $22,823,270 | 0 |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 8,500 | $27,269,403 | 0 |
| 134 | Singapore | 0 | 51,000 | $11,115,320,179 | 4 |
| 135 | Slovakia | 0 | 17,950 | $1,983,207,190 | 0 |
| 136 | Slovenia | 0 | 6,950 | $734,389,782 | 0 |
| 137 | Somalia | 0 | 13,900 | $113,540,000 | 0 |
| 138 | South Africa | 0 | 74,000 | $3,265,555,631 | 2 |
| 139 | South Korea | 0 | 555,000 | $50,226,948,867 | 19 |
| 140 | South Sudan | 0 | 53,000 | $170,376,338 | 0 |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 255,000 | $1,563,052,164 | 0 |
| 142 | Sudan | 0 | 104,300 | $375,212,619 | 0 |
| 143 | Suriname | 0 | 1,840 | 0 | |
| 144 | Sweden | 0 | 14,600 | $7,887,360,075 | 5 |
| 145 | Switzerland | 0 | 19,550 | $5,738,402,626 | 0 |
| 146 | Syria | 0 | 169,000 | 0 | |
| 147 | Taiwan | 0 | 169,000 | $12,958,452,722 | 4 |
| 148 | Tajikistan | 0 | 8,800 | $81,706,776 | 0 |
| 149 | Tanzania | 0 | 27,000 | $742,341,844 | 0 |
| 150 | Thailand | 0 | 360,850 | $6,604,525,525 | 0 |
| 151 | The Bahamas | 0 | 1,500 | 0 | |
| 152 | The Gambia | 0 | 4,100 | $14,706,393 | 0 |
| 153 | Togo | 0 | 8,550 | $113,949,430 | 0 |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 4,650 | $207,680,474 | 0 |
| 155 | Tunisia | 0 | 35,800 | $1,250,454,380 | 0 |
| 156 | Turkey | 0 | 355,200 | $15,478,850,939 | 12 |
| 157 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 36,500 | 0 | |
| 158 | Uganda | 0 | 45,000 | $1,066,564,383 | 0 |
| 159 | Ukraine | 0 | 196,600 | $5,942,781,068 | 0 |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 63,000 | 0 | |
| 161 | Uruguay | 0 | 21,100 | $1,257,924,380 | 0 |
| 162 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 48,000 | 0 | |
| 163 | Venezuela | 0 | 123,000 | 1 | |
| 164 | Vietnam | 0 | 482,000 | 8 | |
| 165 | Yemen | 0 | 40,000 | 0 | |
| 166 | Zambia | 0 | 15,100 | $282,577,996 | 0 |
| 167 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 29,000 | $65,800,554 | 0 |
Aircraft Carriers
Aircraft carriers are typically about 1,000 feet long, which is roughly the length of three football fields. This immense size allows them to carry up to 90 aircraft as well as several thousand military personnel and crew. The width varies from aircraft carrier to aircraft carrier, but it is often around 200 feet wide. The total displacement of an aircraft carrier is usually between 70,000 and 100,000 tonnes, giving them immense power and agility in the open seas with their massive engines. In terms of sheer size and power, these vessels can be likened to small floating cities. They also have a deep draft that supports almost all sizes of aircraft, making them highly versatile warships capable of performing a multitude of tasks. Finally, in terms of cost, an aircraft carrier generally costs between $5 billion to $10 billion to build. The American USS Nimitz for example, one of the longest aircraft carriers in the world, costs $9.7 billion while a Russian aircraft carrier costs less (around $6 to $7 billion). After manufacturing the ships, they need to be operated and maintained, which adds additional costs. On average, it costs $1.20 billion to operate an aircraft carrier annually.
Aircraft Carriers by Country
Due to their complexity, cost, and need for access to the sea or ocean, the number of aircraft carriers by country varies from most countries having no aircraft carriers, and only nine countries having at least one aircraft carrier. The countries that have some are generally important military powers with access to international waters. The country with the most aircraft carriers is the United States, with 11 aircraft carriers. The next countries with the most aircraft carriers are India, Italy, Japan, China, and the United Kingdom with two aircraft carriers each. Finally, there are three countries who have one aircraft carrier each – France, Russia, and Spain.
Number of Aircraft Carriers by Country
1. United States of America – 11 aircraft carriers
2. India – 2 aircraft carriers
3. Italy – 2 aircraft carriers
4. Japan – 2 aircraft carriers
5. China – 2 aircraft carriers
6. United Kingdom – 2 aircraft carriers
7. France – 1 aircraft carrier
8. Russia – 1 aircraft carrier
9. Spain – 1 aircraft carrier
US Aircraft Carriers
US aircraft carriers are some of the most powerful and iconic vessels in the world. They are massive floating airfields that are capable of launching dozens of fighter jets and other aircraft, making them invaluable assets for military operations. The US Navy currently has 11 aircraft carriers. These ships can carry up to 90 planes and helicopters, plus thousands of personnel including pilots, mechanics, and support staff. Aircraft carriers also feature a variety of advanced weapons systems to protect themselves from enemy attacks while they are underway. As well as their offensive capability, they also provide air defense for nearby vessels, allowing them to operate in hostile waters safely. Furthermore, modern aircraft carriers have been equipped with sophisticated computer networks to manage all onboard operations effectively. This allows them to be used as command centers for complex naval missions around the globe.
How many aircraft carriers does the US have ?
The US Navy has the largest fleet of aircraft carriers in the world, with a total of 11 ships in active service. The USS Langley was the first American aircraft carrier that was commissioned in 1922 and decommissioned in 1942 and fought in World War II. Currently, the American fleet consists of eleven aircraft carriers that are nuclear-powered, including the Gerald R. Ford class, the largest aircraft carrier in the world weighing 100,000 tonnes and measuring 1,106ft long that came into service in 2017. It also includes the well-known Nimitz class, 101,000-tonne, 1,092ft-long carriers that are powered by two nuclear reactors and which were first commissioned in 1975.
Number of Aircraft Carriers by Country
Afghanistan
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#10
Number of Active Military Personnel
165,000
↓ 7.72%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#30
$278,250,788
Ranked in the World
#108
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#43
Albania
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#11
Number of Active Military Personnel
7,500
↓ 6.25%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#136
$236,421,756
Ranked in the World
#111
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#44
Algeria
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#12
Number of Active Military Personnel
139,000
↑ 6.92%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#37
$9,112,461,105
Ranked in the World
#26
6
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#17
Angola
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#13
Number of Active Military Personnel
107,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#45
$981,451,012
Ranked in the World
#74
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#45
Antigua and Barbuda
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#14
Number of Active Military Personnel
180
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#165
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#46
Argentina
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#15
Number of Active Military Personnel
72,100
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#51
$2,591,642,985
Ranked in the World
#56
1
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#38
Armenia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#16
Number of Active Military Personnel
42,900
↓ 4.24%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#67
$619,435,472
Ranked in the World
#83
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#47
Australia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#17
Number of Active Military Personnel
59,600
↑ 1.71%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#58
$31,753,716,216
Ranked in the World
#12
6
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#18
Austria
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#18
Number of Active Military Personnel
23,300
↑ 5.67%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#92
$3,825,331,126
Ranked in the World
#51
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#48
Azerbaijan
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#19
Number of Active Military Personnel
66,950
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#54
$2,703,176,471
Ranked in the World
#55
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#49
Bahrain
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#20
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,200
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#134
$1,381,382,979
Ranked in the World
#65
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#50
Bangladesh
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#21
Number of Active Military Personnel
163,050
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#31
$4,882,596,685
Ranked in the World
#45
2
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#32
Barbados
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#22
Number of Active Military Personnel
610
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#160
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#51
Belarus
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#23
Number of Active Military Personnel
47,950
↑ 5.73%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#65
$762,776,224
Ranked in the World
#77
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#52
Belgium
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#24
Number of Active Military Personnel
5,900
↓ 76.4%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#142
$6,311,494,797
Ranked in the World
#34
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#53
Belize
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#25
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#157
$21,817,050
Ranked in the World
#146
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#54
Benin
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#26
Number of Active Military Personnel
7,250
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#137
$97,424,489
Ranked in the World
#127
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#55
Bolivia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#27
Number of Active Military Personnel
34,100
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#76
$625,336,764
Ranked in the World
#82
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#56
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#28
Number of Active Military Personnel
10,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#120
$192,200,726
Ranked in the World
#117
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#57
Botswana
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#29
Number of Active Military Personnel
9,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#128
$517,846,568
Ranked in the World
#86
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#58
Brazil
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#30
Number of Active Military Personnel
366,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#12
$19,187,122,475
Ranked in the World
#17
5
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#22
Brunei
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#31
Number of Active Military Personnel
7,200
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#138
$453,337,799
Ranked in the World
#92
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#59
Bulgaria
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#32
Number of Active Military Personnel
36,950
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#72
$1,216,592,091
Ranked in the World
#71
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#60
Burkina Faso
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#33
Number of Active Military Personnel
11,200
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#116
$458,279,098
Ranked in the World
#91
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#61
Burundi
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#34
Number of Active Military Personnel
30,050
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#80
$68,376,397
Ranked in the World
#137
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#62
Cambodia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#35
Number of Active Military Personnel
124,300
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#40
$643,379,508
Ranked in the World
#80
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#63
Cameroon
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#36
Number of Active Military Personnel
25,400
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#88
$443,336,832
Ranked in the World
#94
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#64
Canada
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#37
Number of Active Military Personnel
66,500
↓ 1.34%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#55
$26,449,162,679
Ranked in the World
#13
4
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#25
Central African Republic
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#38
Number of Active Military Personnel
9,150
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#127
$43,197,413
Ranked in the World
#140
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#65
Chad
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#39
Number of Active Military Personnel
33,500
↑ 0.75%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#78
$330,998,078
Ranked in the World
#101
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#66
Chile
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#40
Number of Active Military Personnel
68,500
↓ 11.27%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#53
$6,230,436,399
Ranked in the World
#35
4
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#26
Colombia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#41
Number of Active Military Personnel
255,950
↓ 12.7%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#17
$10,180,134,292
Ranked in the World
#25
4
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#27
Costa Rica
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#42
Number of Active Military Personnel
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#166
Ranked in the World
#151
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#67
Croatia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#43
Number of Active Military Personnel
16,700
↑ 9.87%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#102
$1,739,751,845
Ranked in the World
#62
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#68
Cuba
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#44
Number of Active Military Personnel
49,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#63
1
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#39
Cyprus
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#45
Number of Active Military Personnel
12,000
↓ 20%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#114
$517,502,365
Ranked in the World
#87
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#69
Czech Republic
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#46
Number of Active Military Personnel
26,600
↑ 6.83%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#87
$3,935,630,965
Ranked in the World
#49
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#70
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#47
Number of Active Military Personnel
134,250
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#39
$306,078,783
Ranked in the World
#104
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#71
Denmark
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#48
Number of Active Military Personnel
15,400
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#106
$5,391,221,374
Ranked in the World
#41
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#72
Djibouti
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#49
Number of Active Military Personnel
10,450
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#121
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#73
Dominican Republic
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#50
Number of Active Military Personnel
56,050
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#59
$581,619,425
Ranked in the World
#84
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#74
East Timor
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#51
Number of Active Military Personnel
2,280
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#152
$39,222,000
Ranked in the World
#141
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#75
Ecuador
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#52
Number of Active Military Personnel
41,250
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#69
$2,417,000,000
Ranked in the World
#57
2
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#33
Egypt
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#53
Number of Active Military Personnel
438,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#10
$5,165,445,627
Ranked in the World
#43
8
↑ 14.29%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#12
El Salvador
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#54
Number of Active Military Personnel
24,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#90
$382,600,000
Ranked in the World
#97
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#76
Equatorial Guinea
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#55
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,450
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#159
$170,180,660
Ranked in the World
#119
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#77
Eritrea
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#56
Number of Active Military Personnel
201,750
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#22
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#78
Estonia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#57
Number of Active Military Personnel
7,200
↑ 1.41%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#139
$763,954,588
Ranked in the World
#76
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#79
Ethiopia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#58
Number of Active Military Personnel
138,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#38
$487,848,610
Ranked in the World
#88
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#80
Fiji
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#59
Number of Active Military Personnel
4,040
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#148
$70,476,248
Ranked in the World
#136
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#81
Finland
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#60
Number of Active Military Personnel
19,250
↓ 19.12%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#98
$5,903,500,473
Ranked in the World
#37
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#82
France
Number of Aircraft Carriers
1
Ranked in the World
#7
Number of Active Military Personnel
203,250
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#21
$56,646,996,216
Ranked in the World
#6
8
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#13
France has one aircraft carrier, making it the seventh biggest naval power in the world. France’s aircraft carrier is the Charles de Gaulle, commissioned in 2001 and named after the famous French statesman. This nuclear-powered vessel is France's flagship, measuring approximately 858 feet long and having a displacement of 42,500 tonnes. The Charles de Gaulle has been extensively upgraded in recent years, with improved propulsion systems and enhanced weapon systems that make it some of the most advanced vessels in Europe.
Gabon
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#61
Number of Active Military Personnel
4,700
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#144
$311,454,929
Ranked in the World
#103
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#83
Georgia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#62
Number of Active Military Personnel
20,650
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#96
$302,144,189
Ranked in the World
#105
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#84
Germany
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#63
Number of Active Military Personnel
183,400
↓ 0.05%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#26
$56,017,029,328
Ranked in the World
#7
6
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#19
Ghana
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#64
Number of Active Military Personnel
15,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#105
$298,345,433
Ranked in the World
#106
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#85
Greece
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#65
Number of Active Military Personnel
143,300
↑ 0.42%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#35
$8,079,943,236
Ranked in the World
#31
11
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#10
Guatemala
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#66
Number of Active Military Personnel
18,050
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#99
$341,780,822
Ranked in the World
#100
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#86
Guyana
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#67
Number of Active Military Personnel
3,400
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#150
$70,703,652
Ranked in the World
#135
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#89
Haiti
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#68
Number of Active Military Personnel
500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#161
$20,912,067
Ranked in the World
#147
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#90
Honduras
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#69
Number of Active Military Personnel
14,950
↑ 3.1%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#108
$438,108,692
Ranked in the World
#95
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#91
Hungary
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#70
Number of Active Military Personnel
34,200
↑ 23.02%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#75
$2,777,132,531
Ranked in the World
#54
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#92
Iceland
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#71
Number of Active Military Personnel
250
↑ INF%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#164
Ranked in the World
#152
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#93
India
Number of Aircraft Carriers
2
Ranked in the World
#2
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,460,350
↑ 0.13%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#2
$76,598,031,181
Ranked in the World
#3
17
↑ 6.25%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#7
Indonesia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#72
Number of Active Military Personnel
395,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#11
$8,259,275,725
Ranked in the World
#29
4
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#28
Iran
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#73
Number of Active Military Personnel
610,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#7
$24,589,091,554
Ranked in the World
#14
17
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#8
Iraq
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#74
Number of Active Military Personnel
193,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#25
$4,728,165,568
Ranked in the World
#46
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#94
Ireland
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#75
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,550
↓ 2.29%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#131
$1,267,738,884
Ranked in the World
#67
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#95
Israel
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#76
Number of Active Military Personnel
169,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#27
$24,340,979,541
Ranked in the World
#15
5
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#23
Italy
Number of Aircraft Carriers
2
Ranked in the World
#3
Number of Active Military Personnel
161,550
↓ 2.39%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#32
$32,006,137,654
Ranked in the World
#11
8
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#14
Ivory Coast
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#77
Number of Active Military Personnel
27,400
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#84
$637,656,913
Ranked in the World
#81
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#96
Jamaica
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#78
Number of Active Military Personnel
5,950
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#141
$209,817,012
Ranked in the World
#114
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#97
Japan
Number of Aircraft Carriers
2
Ranked in the World
#4
Number of Active Military Personnel
247,150
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#19
$54,123,551,702
Ranked in the World
#9
22
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#5
The Japanese aircraft carriers are the JS Izumo and JS Kaga, ranking the country fourth in the world. The Izumo was first an 814-foot-long flat-top helicopter carrier that was commissioned in 2015 and has been part of Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Forces since then. In 2022, this helicopter carrier was converted into a light aircraft carrier that is able to carry up to 28 aircraft and can hold a capacity of up to 400 personnel. Similarly, the Kaga was at first a helicopter carrier that was converted into an aircraft carrier in 2022 as well. It has a similar length at 814 feet long, with a displacement of 27,000 tons, making it one of the largest ships in the Japanese fleet. This aircraft carrier can carry up to 28 aircraft as well. Both aircraft carriers are important elements in Japan's defense strategy and have been instrumental in increasing their regional naval presence over recent years.
Jordan
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#79
Number of Active Military Personnel
100,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#47
$2,176,760,563
Ranked in the World
#59
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#98
Kazakhstan
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#80
Number of Active Military Personnel
39,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#71
$1,617,793,375
Ranked in the World
#63
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#99
Kenya
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#81
Number of Active Military Personnel
24,100
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#91
$1,113,287,247
Ranked in the World
#72
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#100
Kuwait
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#82
Number of Active Military Personnel
17,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#101
$9,024,335,548
Ranked in the World
#27
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#101
Kyrgyzstan
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#83
Number of Active Military Personnel
10,900
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#118
$124,852,201
Ranked in the World
#121
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#102
Laos
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#84
Number of Active Military Personnel
29,100
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#81
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#103
Latvia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#85
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,750
↑ 40%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#130
$826,631,977
Ranked in the World
#75
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#104
Lebanon
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#86
Number of Active Military Personnel
60,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#57
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#105
Lesotho
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#87
Number of Active Military Personnel
2,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#154
$37,044,055
Ranked in the World
#142
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#106
Liberia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#88
Number of Active Military Personnel
2,010
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#153
$14,048,500
Ranked in the World
#150
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#107
Libya
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#89
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#108
Lithuania
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#90
Number of Active Military Personnel
23,000
↑ 4.55%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#93
$1,240,539,262
Ranked in the World
#70
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#109
Luxembourg
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#91
Number of Active Military Personnel
410
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#163
$460,028,382
Ranked in the World
#90
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#110
Madagascar
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#92
Number of Active Military Personnel
13,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#113
$99,185,920
Ranked in the World
#125
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#111
Malawi
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#93
Number of Active Military Personnel
10,700
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#119
$83,290,618
Ranked in the World
#130
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#112
Malaysia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#94
Number of Active Military Personnel
113,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#44
$3,830,234,243
Ranked in the World
#50
2
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#34
Mali
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#95
Number of Active Military Personnel
21,000
↑ 61.54%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#95
$558,379,250
Ranked in the World
#85
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#113
Malta
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#96
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,700
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#156
$84,908,940
Ranked in the World
#129
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#114
Mauritania
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#97
Number of Active Military Personnel
15,850
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#104
$230,935,493
Ranked in the World
#112
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#115
Mauritius
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#98
Number of Active Military Personnel
0
↓ 100%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#167
$19,737,978
Ranked in the World
#148
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#116
Mexico
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#99
Number of Active Military Personnel
216,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#20
$8,680,832,593
Ranked in the World
#28
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#117
Moldova
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#100
Number of Active Military Personnel
55,150
↑ 970.87%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#60
$52,293,263
Ranked in the World
#139
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#118
Mongolia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#101
Number of Active Military Personnel
9,700
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#126
$108,262,099
Ranked in the World
#124
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#119
Montenegro
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#102
Number of Active Military Personnel
2,350
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#151
$98,628,193
Ranked in the World
#126
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#120
Morocco
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#103
Number of Active Military Personnel
195,800
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#24
$5,378,366,535
Ranked in the World
#42
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#121
Mozambique
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#104
Number of Active Military Personnel
11,200
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#117
$248,475,376
Ranked in the World
#109
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#122
Myanmar
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#105
Number of Active Military Personnel
356,000
↓ 12.32%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#14
$2,107,821,055
Ranked in the World
#60
1
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#40
Namibia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#106
Number of Active Military Personnel
9,900
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#123
$401,859,308
Ranked in the World
#96
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#123
Nepal
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#107
Number of Active Military Personnel
96,600
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#48
$445,199,613
Ranked in the World
#93
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#124
Netherlands
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#108
Number of Active Military Personnel
33,600
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#77
$13,752,010,407
Ranked in the World
#19
4
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#29
New Zealand
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#109
Number of Active Military Personnel
9,750
↑ 3.72%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#124
$3,389,851,485
Ranked in the World
#52
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#125
Nicaragua
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#110
Number of Active Military Personnel
12,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#115
$77,919,650
Ranked in the World
#134
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#126
Niger
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#111
Number of Active Military Personnel
5,300
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#143
$202,404,477
Ranked in the World
#116
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#127
Nigeria
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#112
Number of Active Military Personnel
143,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#36
$4,466,397,816
Ranked in the World
#47
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#128
North Korea
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#113
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,280,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#4
71
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#1
Norway
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#114
Number of Active Military Personnel
25,400
↑ 13.65%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#89
$8,251,716,513
Ranked in the World
#30
6
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#20
Oman
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#115
Number of Active Military Personnel
42,600
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#68
$5,783,615,085
Ranked in the World
#38
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#129
Pakistan
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#116
Number of Active Military Personnel
651,800
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#6
$11,304,829,853
Ranked in the World
#23
8
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#15
Panama
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#117
Number of Active Military Personnel
0
↓ 100%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#168
Ranked in the World
#153
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#131
Papua New Guinea
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#118
Number of Active Military Personnel
4,000
↑ 11.11%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#149
$88,724,208
Ranked in the World
#128
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#132
Paraguay
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#119
Number of Active Military Personnel
13,950
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#110
$372,601,369
Ranked in the World
#99
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#133
People's Republic of China
Number of Aircraft Carriers
2
Ranked in the World
#5
Number of Active Military Personnel
2,035,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#1
$293,351,866,359
Ranked in the World
#2
59
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#3
Peru
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#120
Number of Active Military Personnel
81,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#49
$2,360,613,146
Ranked in the World
#58
6
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#21
Philippines
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#121
Number of Active Military Personnel
145,300
↑ 1.54%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#34
$4,090,523,773
Ranked in the World
#48
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#134
Poland
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#122
Number of Active Military Personnel
114,050
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#43
$13,710,679,108
Ranked in the World
#20
1
↓ 66.67%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#41
Portugal
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#123
Number of Active Military Personnel
27,250
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#85
$4,908,940,397
Ranked in the World
#44
2
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#35
Qatar
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#124
Number of Active Military Personnel
16,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#103
$11,593,406,593
Ranked in the World
#22
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#135
Republic of Macedonia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#125
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#135
$214,588,947
Ranked in the World
#113
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#136
Republic of the Congo
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#126
Number of Active Military Personnel
10,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#122
$313,055,831
Ranked in the World
#102
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#137
Romania
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#127
Number of Active Military Personnel
71,500
↑ 4.38%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#52
$5,563,282,002
Ranked in the World
#40
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#138
Russia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
1
Ranked in the World
#8
Number of Active Military Personnel
900,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#5
$65,907,705,047
Ranked in the World
#5
49
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#4
Russia's only active aircraft carrier is the Admiral Kuznetsov, ranking the country eighth in the world. The vessel was commissioned in 1991 and is named after former Soviet admiral Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov. It is the only ship of its class still in service and has been used extensively in recent years to support Russian operations such as the civil war in Syria. The Admiral Kuznetsov also serves as Russia's flagship for naval exercises with other nations, most notably China and India. It has become a symbol of Russian military power around the world due to its impressive size, strength, and endurance capabilities.
Rwanda
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#128
Number of Active Military Personnel
33,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#79
$164,016,058
Ranked in the World
#120
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#139
Saudi Arabia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#129
Number of Active Military Personnel
257,000
↑ 13.22%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#16
$55,564,266,667
Ranked in the World
#8
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#140
Senegal
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#130
Number of Active Military Personnel
13,600
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#112
$473,971,931
Ranked in the World
#89
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#141
Serbia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#131
Number of Active Military Personnel
28,150
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#83
$1,270,783,747
Ranked in the World
#66
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#142
Seychelles
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#132
Number of Active Military Personnel
420
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#162
$22,823,270
Ranked in the World
#145
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#143
Sierra Leone
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#133
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#133
$27,269,403
Ranked in the World
#143
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#144
Singapore
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#134
Number of Active Military Personnel
51,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#62
$11,115,320,179
Ranked in the World
#24
4
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#30
Slovakia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#135
Number of Active Military Personnel
17,950
↑ 13.25%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#100
$1,983,207,190
Ranked in the World
#61
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#145
Slovenia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#136
Number of Active Military Personnel
6,950
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#140
$734,389,782
Ranked in the World
#79
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#146
Somalia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#137
Number of Active Military Personnel
13,900
↓ 29.8%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#111
$113,540,000
Ranked in the World
#123
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#147
South Africa
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#138
Number of Active Military Personnel
74,000
↓ 0.67%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#50
$3,265,555,631
Ranked in the World
#53
2
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#36
South Korea
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#139
Number of Active Military Personnel
555,000
↓ 7.35%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#8
$50,226,948,867
Ranked in the World
#10
19
↑ 5.56%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#6
South Sudan
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#140
Number of Active Military Personnel
53,000
↓ 71.35%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#61
$170,376,338
Ranked in the World
#118
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#148
Spain
Number of Aircraft Carriers
1
Ranked in the World
#9
Number of Active Military Personnel
122,850
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#42
$19,544,465,468
Ranked in the World
#16
2
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#37
Sri Lanka
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#141
Number of Active Military Personnel
255,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#18
$1,563,052,164
Ranked in the World
#64
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#149
Sudan
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#142
Number of Active Military Personnel
104,300
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#46
$375,212,619
Ranked in the World
#98
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#150
Suriname
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#143
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,840
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#155
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#151
Sweden
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#144
Number of Active Military Personnel
14,600
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#109
$7,887,360,075
Ranked in the World
#32
5
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#24
Switzerland
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#145
Number of Active Military Personnel
19,550
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#97
$5,738,402,626
Ranked in the World
#39
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#152
Syria
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#146
Number of Active Military Personnel
169,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#28
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#153
Taiwan
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#147
Number of Active Military Personnel
169,000
↑ 3.68%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#29
$12,958,452,722
Ranked in the World
#21
4
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#31
Tajikistan
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#148
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,800
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#129
$81,706,776
Ranked in the World
#131
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#154
Tanzania
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#149
Number of Active Military Personnel
27,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#86
$742,341,844
Ranked in the World
#78
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#155
Thailand
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#150
Number of Active Military Personnel
360,850
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#13
$6,604,525,525
Ranked in the World
#33
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#156
The Bahamas
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#151
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#158
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#157
The Gambia
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#152
Number of Active Military Personnel
4,100
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#147
$14,706,393
Ranked in the World
#149
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#158
Togo
Number of Aircraft Carriers
0
Ranked in the World
#153
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,550
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#132
$113,949,430
Ranked in the World
#122
0
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#159