The standoff between the United States and Venezuela has thrown up a stark mismatch. The U.S. military sits at Rank 1 with 1.328 million active soldiers, 13,043 aircraft, 440 warships and a $895 billion budget. Venezuela, on the other hand, ranks 50th with just 109,000 troops, 229 aircraft, 34 naval assets and a defense budget of only $2 billion. The standoff between the United States and Venezuela has thrown up a stark mismatch. The U.S. military sits at Rank 1 with 1.328 million active soldiers, 13,043 aircraft, 440 warships and a $895 billion budget. Venezuela, on the other hand, ranks 50th with just 109,000 troops, 229 aircraft, 34 naval assets and a defense budget of only $2 billion.