Iran has the third most powerful army in its region, according to the index, which ranked the country 17th globally. Interestingly, Israel comes just after Iran at 18th. 

Saudi Arabia stands out as the most powerful country of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The kingdom has the second most powerful army among the Arab states and its global ranking stands at 22nd.

Among the North African countries, Algeria stands out as the most powerful country in terms of its military capacities, with the index ranking it 26th. 

Iraq follows Algeria as the seventh most powerful army in the MENA region and 45th globally.

GCC member The United Arab Emirates is the second most powerful army in the Gulf region and 56th globally. 

Morocco follows the Emirates as the ninth most powerful, according to the index. Its global ranking is 61st.

The Syrian army is the 10th most powerful army in the Middle East and 64th worldwide.

Qatar, Tunisia and Yemen are at 11th, 12th and 13th regionally with their global rankings 65th, 73rd and 74th, the index found.  

The index ranked the strength of the Libyan and Jordanian troops at 80th and 81st, respectively. 

Lebanon stands out as the weakest country in the broader Middle East and North Africa region at 111th.