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15. Ukraine
> Global Firepower PowerIndex score: 0.2516
> Armed forces personnel: 500,000 (1.1% of population)
> Active military aircraft: 312 (0.59% of global fleet)
> Defense expenditure (2022) $44.0 billion (1.96% of global military expenditure)

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14. Egypt
> Global Firepower PowerIndex score: 0.2224
> Armed forces personnel: 1.22 million (1.1% of population)
> Active military aircraft: 1,069 (2.01% of global fleet)
> Defense expenditure (2022) $4.6 billion (0.21% of global military expenditure)
13. Indonesia
> Global Firepower PowerIndex score: 0.2221
> Armed forces personnel: 1.08 million (0.4% of population)
> Active military aircraft: 466 (0.87% of global fleet)
> Defense expenditure (2022) $9.0 billion (0.40% of global military expenditure)

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12. Brazil
> Global Firepower PowerIndex score: 0.2151
> Armed forces personnel: 2.10 million (1.0% of population)
> Active military aircraft: 665 (1.25% of global fleet)
> Defense expenditure (2022) $20.2 billion (0.90% of global military expenditure)

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11. Turkey
> Global Firepower PowerIndex score: 0.2016
> Armed forces personnel: 775,000 (0.9% of population)
> Active military aircraft: 1,065 (2.00% of global fleet)
> Defense expenditure (2022) $10.6 billion (0.48% of global military expenditure)
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