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Top 100 Largest Armies in the World (Active Military)

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

A past Centumth puzzle. Play it on this page with five guesses, or read the full Top 100 ranking below.

A hand-ranked Top 100 for this topic, ordered from the most obvious names near #1 to the hidden gems near #100.

This list was researched and ranked by hand for Centumth. Entries near #1 are the names almost everyone thinks of first. Entries near #100 are true, a little obscure, and still fair if you think sideways. Sources below are the starting point — the final order can include small editorial calls so the daily puzzle stays balanced.

You can play this archive puzzle with five guesses, or reveal the complete ranking if you came here looking for the list. Revealing locks this puzzle — you won’t be able to play it afterward.

The full Top 100

  1. #1China
  2. #2India
  3. #3United States
  4. #4Russia
  5. #5North Korea
  6. #6Ukraine
  7. #7Pakistan
  8. #8South Korea
  9. #9Iran
  10. #10Vietnam
  11. #11Egypt
  12. #12Turkey
  13. #13Myanmar
  14. #14Indonesia
  15. #15Brazil
  16. #16Colombia
  17. #17Thailand
  18. #18Mexico
  19. #19Sri Lanka
  20. #20Sudan
  21. #21Japan
  22. #22Eritrea
  23. #23Morocco
  24. #24Saudi Arabia
  25. #25France
  26. #26Iraq
  27. #27South Sudan
  28. #28Germany
  29. #29Israel
  30. #30Taiwan
  31. #31Italy
  32. #32Bangladesh
  33. #33United Kingdom
  34. #34Syria
  35. #35Philippines
  36. #36Nigeria
  37. #37Ethiopia
  38. #38DR Congo
  39. #39Algeria
  40. #40Poland
  41. #41Venezuela
  42. #42Spain
  43. #43Peru
  44. #44Malaysia
  45. #45Greece
  46. #46Angola
  47. #47Cambodia
  48. #48Afghanistan
  49. #49Romania
  50. #50Argentina
  51. #51Chile
  52. #52South Africa
  53. #53Canada
  54. #54Nepal
  55. #55Rwanda
  56. #56Australia
  57. #57Singapore
  58. #58Belarus
  59. #59United Arab Emirates
  60. #60Jordan
  61. #61Uganda
  62. #62Mali
  63. #63Kazakhstan
  64. #64Cuba
  65. #65Chad
  66. #66Senegal
  67. #67Somalia
  68. #68Yemen
  69. #69Burundi
  70. #70Guinea
  71. #71Azerbaijan
  72. #72Dominican Republic
  73. #73Ivory Coast
  74. #74Uzbekistan
  75. #75Portugal
  76. #76Serbia
  77. #77Bolivia
  78. #78Tunisia
  79. #79Ecuador
  80. #80Netherlands
  81. #81Honduras
  82. #82Zimbabwe
  83. #83Cameroon
  84. #84Zambia
  85. #85Lebanon
  86. #86Mauritania
  87. #87Switzerland
  88. #88El Salvador
  89. #89Oman
  90. #90Kuwait
  91. #91Finland
  92. #92Hungary
  93. #93Bulgaria
  94. #94Kenya
  95. #95Austria
  96. #96Sweden
  97. #97Paraguay
  98. #98Tajikistan
  99. #99Tanzania
  100. #100Niger

The full ranked list is included on this page. Use Reveal full 100 list to read it, or play the game above.