Submarines by Country (2026) — Full Ranking of 113 Countries

Top 10

1

China

78

2

Russia

70

3

United States

68

4

North Korea

35

5

South Korea

22

6

Japan

21

7

Iran

19

8

India

18

9

Türkiye

12

10

Greece

11

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Submarines — full ranking

Rank	Country	Submarines	Share of world
1	China	78	15.4%
2	Russia	70	13.9%
3	United States	68	13.5%
4	North Korea	35	6.9%
5	South Korea	22	4.4%
6	Japan	21	4.2%
7	Iran	19	3.8%
8	India	18	3.6%
9	Türkiye	12	2.4%
10	Greece	11	2.2%
11	United Kingdom	10	2.0%
12	France	9	1.8%
12	Pakistan	9	1.8%
14	Egypt	8	1.6%
14	Italy	8	1.6%
16	Brazil	7	1.4%
17	Algeria	6	1.2%
17	Australia	6	1.2%
17	Germany	6	1.2%
17	Norway	6	1.2%
17	Peru	6	1.2%
17	Vietnam	6	1.2%
23	Israel	5	1.0%
23	Singapore	5	1.0%
23	Sweden	5	1.0%
26	Azerbaijan	4	0.8%
26	Canada	4	0.8%
26	Chile	4	0.8%
26	Colombia	4	0.8%
26	Indonesia	4	0.8%
26	Netherlands	4	0.8%
26	Taiwan	4	0.8%
33	South Africa	3	0.6%
34	Argentina	2	0.4%
34	Bangladesh	2	0.4%
34	Ecuador	2	0.4%
34	Malaysia	2	0.4%
34	Myanmar	2	0.4%
34	Portugal	2	0.4%
34	Spain	2	0.4%
34	Venezuela	2	0.4%
42	Cuba	1	0.2%
42	Poland	1	0.2%
44	Albania	0	0.0%
44	Angola	0	0.0%
44	Bahrain	0	0.0%
44	Belgium	0	0.0%
44	Belize	0	0.0%
44	Benin	0	0.0%
44	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0.0%
44	Bulgaria	0	0.0%
44	Cambodia	0	0.0%
44	Cameroon	0	0.0%
44	Croatia	0	0.0%
44	Côte d'Ivoire	0	0.0%
44	DR Congo	0	0.0%
44	Denmark	0	0.0%
44	Dominican Republic	0	0.0%
44	El Salvador	0	0.0%
44	Eritrea	0	0.0%
44	Estonia	0	0.0%
44	Finland	0	0.0%
44	Gabon	0	0.0%
44	Georgia	0	0.0%
44	Ghana	0	0.0%
44	Guatemala	0	0.0%
44	Honduras	0	0.0%
44	Iceland	0	0.0%
44	Iraq	0	0.0%
44	Ireland	0	0.0%
44	Jordan	0	0.0%
44	Kazakhstan	0	0.0%
44	Kenya	0	0.0%
44	Kuwait	0	0.0%
44	Latvia	0	0.0%
44	Lebanon	0	0.0%
44	Liberia	0	0.0%
44	Libya	0	0.0%
44	Lithuania	0	0.0%
44	Madagascar	0	0.0%
44	Mauritania	0	0.0%
44	Mexico	0	0.0%
44	Montenegro	0	0.0%
44	Morocco	0	0.0%
44	Mozambique	0	0.0%
44	Namibia	0	0.0%
44	New Zealand	0	0.0%
44	Nicaragua	0	0.0%
44	Nigeria	0	0.0%
44	Oman	0	0.0%
44	Panama	0	0.0%
44	Philippines	0	0.0%
44	Qatar	0	0.0%
44	Republic of the Congo	0	0.0%
44	Romania	0	0.0%
44	Saudi Arabia	0	0.0%
44	Senegal	0	0.0%
44	Sierra Leone	0	0.0%
44	Slovenia	0	0.0%
44	Somalia	0	0.0%
44	Sri Lanka	0	0.0%
44	Sudan	0	0.0%
44	Suriname	0	0.0%
44	Syria	0	0.0%
44	Tanzania	0	0.0%
44	Thailand	0	0.0%
44	Tunisia	0	0.0%
44	Turkmenistan	0	0.0%
44	Ukraine	0	0.0%
44	United Arab Emirates	0	0.0%
44	Uruguay	0	0.0%
44	Uzbekistan	0	0.0%
44	Yemen	0	0.0%

About this ranking

This ranking counts attack and ballistic-missile submarines. China leads the world with 78 submarines, followed by Russia (70) and United States (68).

The world total is 505 submarines. The top three — China, Russia and United States — hold 43% of it. The median country has 0.

70 of the 113 countries in the ranking report none — Yemen, Uzbekistan, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine and Turkmenistan and others.

Leaders by continent

Asia: China — 78 (world #1)
Europe: Russia — 70 (world #2)
Americas: United States — 68 (world #3)
Africa: Egypt — 8 (world #14)
Oceania: Australia — 6 (world #17)

A note on the data

Figures come from the Global Firepower 2023 military strength ranking. Equipment totals are estimates that include units in reserve or storage; readiness — the share actually available — is often much lower.