Which country has the best special forces?

Answer 1

There is no real answer to the asked question. I have two reasons for saying this:

Firstly, because there is no quantative way to measure how "good" a special forces group is, it is impossible to measure these groups against each other. As such, any opinion as to who is the best will be a subjective opinion.

Secondly, "special" forces are groups of soldiers within a regular defence force that specialize in certain tasks. Not all special forces specialize in the same tasks. That is why you may have multiple special forces groups within the same defence force. Similarly special forces groups from different countries specialize in different tasks. These might range from irregular maritime warfare, to urban anti-terrorism, to strategic recconnaisance.

There are however certain groups in the world that are well known and have a high regard for certain specialities. For example, the British SAS mentioned above has had great success and publicity in urban anti-terrorism operations and general combat. Many non-British military officials say the SAS is the best in the world. The Russian Spetsnaz does more cold-weather training than any other groups. The US Navy Seals have gotten a lot of exposure by Hollywood as the one of the best maritime warfare group in the world, alongside some otehr groups liek the Royal Marines. At the end of the day, all of these stay opinions and are still subjective.