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The army of which country – Czech Republic or Jordan – is stronger?

Which country - Czech Republic or Jordan - is military stronger? As it’s known, the basic components, which form the army strength and the state’s defense capability, are a) people b) money c) weapon. Let’s address each aspect.

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The armies’ comparison by the size

The army size directly depends on the country’s population and its mobilization potential. In the table below there is the information about human resources, mobilization potential and armed forces size of Czech Republic and Jordan in 2025.

 Indicator   Czech Republic   Jordan 
 The country’s population size   10,61 million people   11,52 million people 
 The number of citizens who are potentially fit for military service   4 129 000 people   2 983 000 people 
 The number of citizens who yearly reach military service age   96 400 people   144 000 people 
 The army size   28 000 people   100 500 people 

So, Czech Republic is inferior to Jordan by the number of soldiers in service, although it surpasses by the mobilization potential.

Let’s note that the above mentioned data show only the quantitative characteristics without taking into account the professional level of military personnel and the quality (basic skills, physical condition, etc.) of the mobilized and conscripts.

It’s more difficult to estimate such parameters as motivation, combat spirit and soldier’s steadfastness, the ability and wish to perform their duties up to the end.

The comparison of military budgets    up

The military financing greatly depends on the country’s wealth – the stronger the economy is developed, the more finance can be allocated for the military expenses. As for the economy size, Czech Republic with its GDP of 621 billion dollars (which was calculated by purchasing power parity) surpasses Jordan with its GDP of 125 billion dollars in times.

Czech Republic and Jordan send 1,09 % and 2 % of GDP to the military expenses, respectively. As a result, the military budget of Czech Republic is 6.75 billion dollars and of Jordan is 2.5 billion dollars.

Hence, the military expenses of Czech Republic are times higher than in Jordan.

The comparison of armament     up

In the table below there is the information about some types of armament which are at the disposal of Czech Republic and Jordan (we account the total amount of weapons in 2025, without considering modifications, the year of release and departmental affiliation):

 The types of armament   Czech Republic   Jordan 
 Planes   99   274 
 Military helicopters   42   155 
   including attack helicopters   4   44 
 Tanks   43   1458 
 Multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS)   16   56 
 Self-propelled guns (SPG)   50   358 

The comparison by the combat power index    up

While contrasting the armed forces of Czech Republic and Jordan one can orient on military strength ranking from GlobalFirepower (GFP). The GFP experts have analyzed more than 60 different factors which affect the defense ability of different countries and the effectiveness of their armed forces. As a result, they have calculated the combat power index. The lower it is, the stronger in the military sense the country is.

As of 2024, the countries under consideration take the following positions in GlobalFirepower rating:

Czech Republic - 53 position in the world according to the combat power index 0.9994;

Jordan - 75 position in the world according to the combat power index 1.6139;

Thus, according to the GlobalFirepower, the more combat-ready are the armed forces of Czech Republic.

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