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20. Poland
> Global Firepower PowerIndex score: 0.3406
> Armed forces personnel: 152,500 (0.4% of population)
> Active military aircraft: 459 (0.86% of global fleet)
> Defense expenditure (2022) $16.6 billion (0.74% of global military expenditure)
Source: Photo by D. Myles Cullen / U.S. Department of Defense
19. Vietnam
> Global Firepower PowerIndex score: 0.2855
> Armed forces personnel: 3.01 million (2.9% of population)
> Active military aircraft: 223 (0.42% of global fleet)
> Defense expenditure (2022) Not available
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18. Israel
> Global Firepower PowerIndex score: 0.2757
> Armed forces personnel: 646,000 (7.2% of population)
> Active military aircraft: 601 (1.13% of global fleet)
> Defense expenditure (2022) $23.4 billion (1.04% of global military expenditure)
17. Iran
> Global Firepower PowerIndex score: 0.2712
> Armed forces personnel: 1.01 million (1.2% of population)
> Active military aircraft: 541 (1.02% of global fleet)
> Defense expenditure (2022) $6.8 billion (0.31% of global military expenditure)
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16. Australia
> Global Firepower PowerIndex score: 0.2567
> Armed forces personnel: 90,500 (0.3% of population)
> Active military aircraft: 353 (0.66% of global fleet)
> Defense expenditure (2022) $32.3 billion (1.44% of global military expenditure)
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