RANKING · METHODOLOGY VERSION 1
Major surface combatant fleets
Reported commissioned cruisers, destroyers and frigates. Excludes patrol craft and support vessels; fleet size does not establish naval capability.
Commissioned cruisers, destroyers and frigates. Exclude patrol craft and support vessels. Missing values are excluded, never scored as zero. Figures may have different effective dates.
Current approved claims
| Rank | Country | Major surface combatants | Effective date | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 100 | 23 Dec 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 2 | United States | 85 | 20 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 3 | South Korea | 30 | 10 Feb 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 4 | India | 27 | 1 Jun 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 5 | Taiwan | 26 | 23 Dec 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 6 | France | 21 | 31 Dec 2024 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 7 | Türkiye | 17 | 22 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 8 | Italy | 14 | 20 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 9 | Egypt | 13 | 20 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 9 | Greece | 13 | 1 Feb 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 13 | 1 Apr 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 12 | Canada | 12 | 1 Jan 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 13 | Germany | 11 | 31 Dec 2023 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 13 | Pakistan | 11 | 1 Jun 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 13 | Spain | 11 | 30 Jun 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 16 | Australia | 10 | 20 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 17 | Iran | 8 | 30 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 18 | Brazil | 7 | 10 Aug 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 18 | Indonesia | 7 | 20 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 7 | 1 Feb 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 21 | Norway | 4 | 29 Sept 2026 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 22 | Belgium | 2 | 30 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 22 | North Korea | 2 | 10 Jan 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 22 | Poland | 2 | 15 Feb 2025 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 25 | Finland | 0 | 31 Dec 2023 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
| 25 | Sweden | 0 | 31 Dec 2023 | medium | Claim record ↗ |
Reproducible snapshots
Each snapshot preserves the values, source-claim IDs and methodology version used at publication.