World Navies of 2017

Ships from five nations moored in Pearl Harbor for the July 2016 RIMPAC exercises

The following is an inventory and ranking of every navy of significance at the end of 2017. Patrol boats, mini subs, and coastal auxiliaries are not listed in the inventory. The ranking system is based on the number of vessels in each of the classes (e.g. nuclear submarines are worth more than diesel submarines but all nuclear submarines are given the same number of points and doubling the number of submarines doubles the number of points). Because of the limitations of open source information, no attempt has been made to include aircraft or shore based equipment in the rankings.


1. United States - 862 points
11 fleet carriers, 87 air defense escorts, 21 escorts, 15 corvettes
14 ballistic missile submarines, 53 nuclear submarines
9 assault ships, 23 landing platforms, 3 landing ships
105 auxiliaries, 11 mine hunters

2. People's Republic of China - 470 points
1 fleet carrier, 46 air defense escorts, 38 escorts, 37 corvettes, 109 missile boats
5 ballistic missile submarines, 9 nuclear submarines, 58 diesel submarines
4 landing platforms, 32 landing ships
76 auxiliaries, 31 mine hunters

3. Russia - 379 points
1 fleet carrier, 10 air defense escorts, 21 escorts, 11 corvettes, 43 missile boats
13 ballistic missile submarines, 26 nuclear submarines, 23 diesel submarines
19 landing ships
48 auxiliaries, 34 mine hunters

4. Japan - 187 points
4 helicopter carriers, 26 air defense escorts, 39 escorts, 45 corvettes, 6 missile boats
18 diesel submarines
3 landing platforms
13 auxiliaries, 24 mine hunters

5. India - 133 points
1 light carrier, 12 air defense escorts, 33 escorts, 20 corvettes, 10 missile boats
1 ballistic missile submarine, 1 nuclear submarine, 14 diesel submarines
1 landing platform, 5 landing ships
6 auxiliaries, 4 mine hunters

6. France - 116 points
1 light carrier, 4 air defense escorts, 13 escorts, 16 corvettes
4 ballistic missile submarines, 6 nuclear submarines
3 assault ships
6 auxiliaries, 15 mine hunters

7. Republic of Korea - 114 points
9 air defense escorts, 30 escorts, 35 corvettes, 18 missile boats
16 diesel submarines
1 assault ship, 5 landing ships
7 auxiliaries, 9 mine hunters

8. United Kingdom - 111 points
1 escort carrier, 6 air defense escorts, 13 escorts, 4 corvettes
4 ballistic missile submarines, 6 nuclear submarines
1 assault ship, 5 landing platforms
13 auxiliaries, 13 mine hunters

9. Republic of China - 84 points
18 air defense escorts, 10 escorts, 9 corvettes, 44 missile boats
4 diesel submarines
1 landing platform, 9 landing ships
2 auxiliaries, 9 mine hunters

10. Italy - 79 points
2 escort carriers, 10 air defense escorts, 10 escorts, 12 corvettes
8 diesel submarines
3 landing platforms
4 auxiliaries, 10 mine hunters

11. Turkey - 71 points
12 air defense escorts, 4 escorts, 14 corvettes, 18 missile boats
12 diesel submarines
3 landing ships
3 auxiliaries, 11 mine hunters

12. Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 53 points
2 escorts, 2 corvettes, 30 missile boats
21 diesel submarines

12. Egypt - 53 points
4 air defense escorts, 5 escorts, 4 corvettes, 34 missile boats
8 diesel submarines
2 assault ships
3 auxiliaries, 14 mine hunters

14. Greece - 51 points
4 air defense escorts, 9 escorts, 17 missile boats
11 diesel submarines
5 landing ships
3 auxiliaries, 4 mine hunters

15. Indonesia - 50 points
8 escorts, 11 corvettes, 21 missile boats
3 diesel submarines
4 landing platforms, 11 landing ships
5 auxiliaries, 10 mine hunters

16. Australia - 48 points
3 air defense escorts, 8 escorts
6 diesel submarines
2 assault ship, 1 landing platform
3 auxiliaries, 6 mine hunters

17. Spain - 44 points
11 air defense escorts, 7 corvettes
3 diesel submarines
1 assault ship, 2 landing platforms
3 auxiliaries, 6 mine hunters

18. Germany - 40 points
7 air defense escorts, 2 escorts, 5 corvettes
6 diesel submarines
12 auxiliaries, 12 mine hunters

19. Canada - 38 points
12 air defense escorts
4 diesel submarines
6 auxiliaries, 12 mine hunters

20. Iran - 37 points
7 corvettes, 83 missile boats
4 diesel submarines
7 auxiliaries, 2 mine hunters

21. Singapore - 34 points
6 air defense escorts, 3 corvettes, 6 missile boats
4 diesel submarines
4 landing platforms
4 mine hunters

22. Brazil - 31 points
10 escorts, 6 corvettes
5 diesel submarines
1 landing platform, 3 landing ships
1 auxiliary, 6 mine hunters

23. Netherlands - 29 points
4 air defense escorts, 6 escort
4 diesel submarines
2 landing platforms
1 auxiliary, 6 mine hunters

23. Norway - 29 points
5 air defense escorts, 3 escorts, 6 missile boats
6 diesel submarines
1 auxiliary, 6 mine hunters

25. Peru - 27 points
7 escorts, 6 missile boats
6 diesel submarines
1 landing platform, 2 landing ships
3 auxiliaries

25. Vietnam - 27 points
3 escorts, 6 corvettes, 21 missile boats
6 diesel submarines
1 landing ship
10 mine hunters

27. Algeria - 26 points
5 escorts, 3 corvettes, 17 missile boats
5 diesel submarines
1 landing platform
3 auxiliaries, 1 mine hunter

27. Pakistan - 26 points
1 air defense escort, 9 escorts, 7 missile boats
5 diesel submarines
2 auxiliaries, 3 mine hunters

29. Chile - 25 points
2 air defense escorts, 6 escorts, 4 corvettes, 3 missile boats
4 diesel submarines
1 landing platform, 1 landing ship
2 auxiliaries

29. Thailand - 25 points
1 helicopter carrier, 2 air defense escorts, 5 escorts, 8 corvettes, 3 missile boats
1 landing platform, 2 landing ships
1 auxiliary, 7 mine hunters

31. Mexico - 22 points
6 escorts, 17 corvettes, 2 missile boats
5 landing ships
6 mine hunters

32. Malaysia - 20 points
5 escorts, 8 corvettes, 12 missile boats
2 diesel submarines
2 landing ships
2 auxiliaries, 4 mine hunters

33. Argentina - 19 points
5 escorts, 10 corvettes, 2 missile boats
2 diesel submarines
1 landing ship
5 auxiliaries

34. Sweden - 16 points
1 escort, 7 missile boats
5 desel submarines
1 auxiliary, 9 mine hunters

34. Venezuela - 16 points
7 escorts, 4 corvettes
2 diesel submarines
2 landing ships
1 auxiliary

36. Denmark - 15 points
5 air defense escorts, 4 escorts, 2 missile boats

36. Poland - 15 points
2 air defense escorts, 8 corvettes, 4 missile boats
1 diesel submarine
20 mine hunters

38. Israel - 14 points
3 corvettes, 8 missile boats
5 diesel submarines

39. Colombia - 12 points
4 escorts, 5 corvettes
2 diesel submarines
2 auxiliaries

39. Saudi Arabia - 12 points
7 escorts, 13 missile boats
2 auxiliaries, 3 mine hunters

39. South Africa - 12 points
4 escorts
3 diesel submarines
1 auxiliary, 4 mine hunters

42. Philippines - 11 points
3 frigates, 1 corvette
2 landing platforms, 2 landing ships
1 auxiliary

42. Portugal - 11 points
5 escorts, 2 corvettes
2 diesel submarines
1 auxiliary

44. Myanmar - 10 points
5 escorts, 3 corvettes, 13 missile boats

45. Bangladesh - 9 points
5 frigates, 4 corvettes, 4 missile boats
5 mine hunters

45. Romania - 9 points
3 escorts, 5 corvettes, 3 missile boats
2 auxiliaries, 4 mine hunters

47. Bulgaria - 8 points
3 escorts, 1 corvette, 5 missile boats
10 mine hunters

48. Ecuador - 7 points
2 escorts, 3 missile boats
2 diesel submarines

48. United Arab Emirates - 7 points
3 corvettes, 16 missile boats
2 mine hunters

50. New Zealand - 6 points
2 escorts, 2 corvettes
1 landing platform
1 auxiliary

51. Nigeria - 5 points
3 escorts, 2 corvettes
2 mine hunters

51. Oman - 5 points
5 corvettes, 4 missile boats
1 landing ship

53. Bahrain - 4 points
1 air defense escort, 6 missile boats

53. Belgium - 4 points
2 escorts
6 mine hunters

53. Finland - 4 points
2 corvettes, 4 missile boats
6 mine hunters

53. Morocco - 4 points
1 escort, 6 corvettes

53. Sri Lanka - 4 points
3 escorts, 2 missile boats

53. Uruguay - 4 points
2 escorts
1 auxiliary, 3 mine hunters

59. Angola - 3 points
6 missile boats
2 mine hunters

59. Ireland - 3 points
6 corvettes

59. Kuwait - 3 points
10 missile boats

59. Ukraine - 3 points
1 escort, 1 corvette, 1 missile boat
1 auxiliary

63. Azerbaijan - 2 points
1 corvette, 3 missile boats
2 mine hunters

63. Cuba  - 2 points
2 escorts

63. Montenegro - 2 points
2 corvettes, 2 missile boats

63. Qatar - 2 points
7 missile boats

67. Albania - 1 point
2 mine hunters

67. Croatia - 1 point
5 missile boats

67. Eritrea - 1 point
5 missile boats

67. Estonia - 1 point
3 mine hunters

67. Equatorial Guinea - 1 point
1 escort

67. Iceland - 1 point
1 corvette

67. Kenya - 1 point
1 corvette

67. Latvia - 1 point
5 mine hunters

67. Lithuania - 1 point
2 mine hunters

67. Namibia - 1 point
1 escort

67. Tunisia - 1 point
3 missile boats