Algeria has won first place in the Arab world and Africa, as well as 15th place in the world in terms of the power of its submarine fleet, according to the Global Power website, which specialises in military affairs.

The report stated that a modern assault submarine is capable of attacking targets at sea and on land by conventional and nuclear means. It can also be used to support the actions of special forces and patrol missions.
 
The submarine is primarily used by many fleets of the modern world for deterrence purposes in their territorial waters.

According to the same source, China was ranked first in the world with 79 submarines, followed by the United States of America with 68 submarines, followed by Russia 64 submarines, North Korea 36, Iran 29, South Korea 22, Japan 20, India 17, Turkey 12, Colombia, Greece, and the UK 11, France 10, Pakistan 9, Algeria, Italy and Egypt 8, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Norway, and Vietnam 6, Indonesia, Peru, and Sweden 5, Azerbaijan, Canada, Chile, and Taiwan 4, Poland and South Africa 3, Argentina, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Malaysia, Portugal, Spain, and Venezuela 2, Myanmar 1. (It seems that the article omitted Israel, which has 6 offensive submarines).