The World’s Strongest Militaries That Protect Their Country

Published on April 2, 2019 By James Spiro

Malaysia

Even though it has a quarter of the population, Malaysia’s army is a little less than half the size of Mexico’s. There are roughly 110,000 active members from a population of 31 million, with an additional 310,000 in the reserves.

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Malaysia has a small fleet of 44 fighter jets and a few helicopters. Overall, the country focuses most of its military on combat tanks and rocket projectors. There are no aircraft but is protected by submarines and corvettes.