` :The table is alphabetized to align with the list below. The table is also sortable, which means with one click you can list the countries in order of most-to-least ships. The lists you mentioned specifically state ``list of countries by...`` in the title. For example, the ``list of countries by area`` lists the countries according to area size. This article is ``by country``, and like most articles of this type, the countries are listed alphabetically. The title of this article is not ``list of countries with the most aircraft carriers``, so your argument moot. -  '''' `