Naval Power: Aircraft Carriers by Country

While the USA spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined, the aircraft carrier capacity is particularly stark.

The USA controls 61% of the world's total carrier capacity by displacement.

🇹🇭 Thailand	11,486 tons	Chakri Naruebet (911) (Príncipe de Asturias class) 11,486 ton, 183 m Conventional power STOVL Helicopter Carrier Commissioned 1997-08-10
🇧🇷 Brazil	21,500 tons	Atlântico (A140) (Ocean class) 21,500 ton, 203 m Conventional power VTOL LPH Commissioned 2018-06-29
🇪🇸 Spain	26,000 tons	Juan Carlos I (L61) (Juan Carlos I class) 26,000 ton, 231 m Conventional power STOVL LHD Commissioned 2010-09-30
🇹🇷 Turkey	27,079 tons	Anadolu (L-400) (Anadolu class) 27,079 ton, 232 m Conventional power V/STOL LHD Commissioned 2023-04-10
🇸🇰 South Korea	37,600 tons	Marado (LPH-6112) (Dokdo class) 18,800 ton, 199 m Conventional power VTOL LPH Commissioned 2021-06-28 Dokdo (LPH-6111) (Dokdo class) 18,800 ton, 199 m Conventional power VTOL LPH Commissioned 2007-07-03
🇪🇬 Egypt	42,600 tons	Anwar El Sadat (L1020) (Mistral class) 21,300 ton, 199 m Conventional power VTOL LHD Commissioned 2016-09-16 Gamal Abdel Nasser (L1010) (Mistral class) 21,300 ton, 199 m Conventional power VTOL LHD Commissioned 2016-06-02
🇮🇹 Italy	43,850 tons	Cavour (C 550) (Cavour class) 30,000 ton, 244 m Conventional power STOVL Aircraft carrier Commissioned 2008-03-27 Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551) (Giuseppe Garibaldi class) 13,850 ton, 180 m Conventional power STOVL ASW carrier Commissioned 1985-09-30
🇦🇺 Australia	54,200 tons	Adelaide (L01) (Canberra/Juan Carlos I class) 27,100 ton, 230 m Conventional power STOVL LHD Commissioned 2015-12-04 Canberra (L02) (Canberra/Juan Carlos I class) 27,100 ton, 230 m Conventional power STOVL LHD Commissioned 2014-11-28
🇷🇺 Russia	58,600 tons	Admiral Kuznetsov (063) (Kuznetsov class) 58,600 ton, 306 m Conventional power STOBAR Aircraft cruiser Commissioned 1991-01-21
🇮🇳 India	90,400 tons	Vikrant (R11) (Vikrant class) 45,000 ton, 262 m Conventional power STOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 2022-09-02 Vikramaditya (R33) (Vikramaditya/Kiev class) 45,400 ton, 284 m Conventional power STOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 2013-11-16
🇯🇵 Japan	92,000 tons	Kaga (DDH-184) (Izumo class) 27,000 ton, 248 m Conventional power VTOL Light aircraft carrier Commissioned 2017-03-22 Izumo (DDH-183) (Izumo class) 27,000 ton, 248 m Conventional power VTOL Light aircraft carrier Commissioned 2015-03-25 Ise (DDH-182) (Hyūga class) 19,000 ton, 197 m Conventional power VTOL Helicopter destroyer Commissioned 2011-03-16 Hyūga (DDH-181) (Hyūga class) 19,000 ton, 197 m Conventional power VTOL Helicopter destroyer Commissioned 2009-03-18
🇫🇷 France	105,900 tons	Charles de Gaulle (R91) (Charles de Gaulle class) 42,000 ton, 262 m Nuclear power CATOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 2001-05-18 Dixmude (L9015) (Mistral class) 21,300 ton, 199 m Conventional power VTOL LHD Commissioned 2012-12-27 Tonnerre (L9014) (Mistral class) 21,300 ton, 199 m Conventional power VTOL LHD Commissioned 2006-12-01 Mistral (L9013) (Mistral class) 21,300 ton, 199 m Conventional power VTOL LHD Commissioned 2006-02-01
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	130,000 tons	Prince of Wales (R09) (Queen Elizabeth class) 65,000 ton, 280 m Conventional power STOVL Aircraft carrier Commissioned 2019-12-10 Queen Elizabeth (R08) (Queen Elizabeth class) 65,000 ton, 280 m Conventional power STOVL Aircraft carrier Commissioned 2017-12-07
🇨🇳 China	225,900 tons	Shandong (17) (Type 002/Kuznetsov class) 60,000 ton, 305 m Conventional power STOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 2019-12-17 Liaoning (16) (Type 001/Kuznetsov class) 60,900 ton, 306 m Conventional power STOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 2012-09-25 Anhui (33) (Type 075 class) 35,000 ton, 232 m Conventional power VTOL LHD Commissioned 2022-10-01 Guangxi (32) (Type 075 class) 35,000 ton, 232 m Conventional power VTOL LHD Commissioned 2021-12-26 Hainan (31) (Type 075 class) 35,000 ton, 232 m Conventional power VTOL LHD Commissioned 2021-04-23
🇺🇸 United States	1,519,741 tons	Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) (Ford class) 101,600 ton, 337 m Nuclear power CATOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 2017-07-22 George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) (Nimitz class) 103,600 ton, 333 m Nuclear power CATOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 2009-01-10 Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) (Nimitz class) 103,000 ton, 333 m Nuclear power CATOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 2003-07-12 Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) (Nimitz class) 105,600 ton, 333 m Nuclear power CATOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 1998-07-25 John C. Stennis (CVN-74) (Nimitz class) 105,000 ton, 333 m Nuclear power CATOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 1995-12-09 George Washington (CVN-73) (Nimitz class) 105,900 ton, 333 m Nuclear power CATOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 1992-07-04 Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) (Nimitz class) 106,000 ton, 333 m Nuclear power CATOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 1989-11-11 Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) (Nimitz class) 106,300 ton, 333 m Nuclear power CATOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 1986-10-25 Carl Vinson (CVN-70) (Nimitz class) 102,900 ton, 333 m Nuclear power CATOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 1982-03-13 Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) (Nimitz class) 103,300 ton, 333 m Nuclear power CATOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 1977-10-18 Nimitz (CVN-68) (Nimitz class) 101,600 ton, 333 m Nuclear power CATOBAR Aircraft carrier Commissioned 1975-05-03 Tripoli (LHA-7) (America class) 45,000 ton, 257 m Conventional power STOVL LHA Commissioned 2020-07-15 America (LHA-6) (America class) 45,000 ton, 257 m Conventional power STOVL LHA Commissioned 2014-10-11 Makin Island (LHD-8) (Wasp class) 41,649 ton, 257 m Conventional power STOVL LHD Commissioned 2009-10-24 Iwo Jima (LHD-7) (Wasp class) 40,530 ton, 257 m Conventional power STOVL LHD Commissioned 2001-06-30 Bataan (LHD-5) (Wasp class) 40,358 ton, 257 m Conventional power STOVL LHD Commissioned 1997-09-20 Boxer (LHD-4) (Wasp class) 40,722 ton, 257 m Conventional power STOVL LHD Commissioned 1995-02-11 Kearsarge (LHD-3) (Wasp class) 40,500 ton, 257 m Conventional power STOVL LHD Commissioned 1993-10-16 Essex (LHD-2) (Wasp class) 40,650 ton, 257 m Conventional power STOVL LHD Commissioned 1992-10-17 Wasp (LHD-1) (Wasp class) 40,532 ton, 257 m Conventional power STOVL LHD Commissioned 1989-07-29

Notes

• Images are sized in propoprtion to carrier displacement.
• Officially two of the Japanese carriers are classified as “helicopter destroyers” and not carriers to get around constitutional restrictions.
• While Thailand has a carrier it is almost always in port.