North Korean troopers march throughout a army parade at Kim Il Sung Sq. in Pyongyang, on this picture launched by the North’s official Korean Central Information Company, July 27, 2023. Yonhap
North Korea ranked because the thirty fourth strongest in army firepower globally, whereas South Korea got here in fifth, a worldwide firepower index confirmed Tuesday.
The numbers have been launched within the 2025 Navy Power Rating, compiled by World Firepower (GFP), which assesses the „potential war-making functionality“ of 145 nations by typical means.
North Korea’s 2025 rating is 2 notches greater than final yr and marks the identical as its place within the 2023 rating.
In varied evaluation classes, together with fight tank fleet power, lively army manpower, self-propelled artillery power and a number of launch rocket projector power, North Korea got here in fourth globally.
It additionally obtained the highest mark of „wonderful“ in fighter fleet power, submarine fleet power and varied different fields.
The report put the numbers of military and air power personnel accessible for mobilization in North Korea at 1.37 million and 110,000, respectively, rating each on the sixth largest globally.
The North’s navy personnel accessible for mobilization was put at 60,000, the twelfth largest.
GFP additionally assessed that „The dedication of North Korean troops to the Russian trigger in Ukraine has confirmed an attention-grabbing growth within the Jap European battle.“
Within the rating, South Korea got here in fifth, whereas the US obtained the highest place, adopted by Russia, China and India.
Describing South Korea, the report stated, „Latest political upheaval on this usually steady Asian Pacific energy is famous.“ (Yonhap)
