Methodology (Detailed)

MilitaryIndex score is a weighted composite model: Budget (30%), Personnel (25%), Air capability (15%), Land capability (15%), Naval capability (10%), and strategic readiness indicators (5%).

Data is normalized by scale and cross-checked across available public sources. Entries without sufficient corroboration are flagged estimated.

Update frequency: quarterly dataset refresh, with rolling corrections when high-confidence updates arrive.

Limitations: open-source datasets can lag real-world force changes; this platform is comparative and educational, not operational intelligence.