| Military k | Navy k Tons | People m | % Forces | |
| France | 3,700 | 665 | 39.8 | 9.3% |
| Britain | 975 | 2,158 | 45.7 | 2.1% |
| Russia | 5,970 | 271 | 170.1 | 3.5% |
| Japan | 800 | 520 | 55.1 | 1.5% |
| Belgium | 216 | 0 | 7.6 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 200 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.6% |
| Entente 1st Wave | 11,861 | 3,614 | 321.3 | 3.7% |
| Germany | 4,500 | 952 | 67.0 | 6.7% |
| Austria-Hungary | 3,000 | 222 | 47.5 | 6.3% |
| Ottoman Empire | 600 | 100 | 23.0 | 2.6% |
| Central Powers | 8,100 | 1,274 | 137.5 | 5.9% |
| Italy | 1,251 | 285 | 35,420 | 3.5% |
| USA | 140 | 774 | 96,500 | 0.1% |
| Entente 2nd / 3rd Wave | 1,391 | 1,059 | 131,920 | 1.1% |
1 – First Wave Combatants – Military Balance in 1914
Columns –
Military k – Size of armed forces in 1,000’s
Navy k tons – Size of Navy by tonnage
People m – Population in millions (home territory only – excludes overseas possessions)
% Forces – Percentage of the population under arms (= Military / Population)
| Battleships / crusiers | Cruisers | Destroyers | Sub’s | k tons | |
| Britain + Dominions | 59 | 107 | 301 | 65 | 2,158 |
| France | 25 | 39 | 83 | 55 | 665 |
| Japan | 17 | 34 | 50 | 12 | 520 |
| Russia | 4 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 271 |
| Entente | 105 | 190 | 455 | 143 | 3,614 |
| Germany | 36 | 54 | 144 | 28 | 952 |
| Austria-Hungary | 12 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 222 |
| Ottoman Empire | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 100 |
| Central Powers | 50 | 70 | 177 | 34 | 1,274 |
| USA | 31 | 25 | 51 | 30 | 774 |
| Italy | 12 | 15 | 36 | 19 | 285 |
| Second / Third Wave | 43 | 40 | 87 | 49 | 1,059 |
2 – Comparative Naval Strengths 1914
Columns –
Battleships / Cruisers – Battleships and Battlecruisers of all types, including pre-Dreadnaught
Cruisers – Types including Light, Armored and Protected
Destroyers
Submarines
k Tons – Tonnage in 1,000’s
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