Why is Garuda considered stronger than many Devas?

 Garuda isn't only considered stronger than Devas, He actually is stronger than Devas. His feats speaks for himself.

He alone fought and defeated all the Devas including Rudras and Vasus:

Thus, Garuda brought complete turmoil to the world of the gods. He ripped the gods apart with his wings and beak. Then, the god with the thousand eyes commanded Vayu, “O Marut! It is your duty to drive the dust away.” Then the mighty Vayu drove the dust away. ‘When the darkness had disappeared, the gods attacked the bird. He roared in the sky, like a giant cloud, terrifying all beings. Attacked by the army of the gods, the immensely valorous king of the birds, the destroyer of enemies, rose into the sky, above the heads of the gods. Led by Indra and armoured, they attacked him with many weapons like lances, iron clubs, spears, maces, many sharp swords and chakras as radiant as the sun. Attacked from every side, the king of birds didn’t even tremble. Vinata’s powerful son fought a tremendous battle, showing no signs of tiring out. Like the roar of thunder in the sky, Vinata’s powerful son attacked the gods from all sides with his wings and breast and scattered them in all directions. Oppressed and mangled by Garuda’s beak and talons, a lot of blood flowed from the bodies of the gods and they fled. Overcome by the lord of birds, the Sadhyas with the Gandharvas fled eastwards, the Vasus with the Rudras towards the south, the Adityas towards the west, and the twin Aswins towards the north. Gifted with great energy, they retreated fighting, looking back every moment on their enemy.

Even Indra’s Vajra is nothing infront of him, When Indra Hurled Vajra at Garuda, He easily tanked it and was laughing at Indra.

Garuda, was coursing through the air after wresting the Amrita, Indra hurled at him his thunderbolt. Then Garuda, the lord of birds, struck with thunderbolt, spake laughingly unto Indra engaged in the encounter, in sweet words, saying,'I shall respect the Rishi (Dadhichi) of whose bone the Vajra has been made. I shall also respect the Vajra, and you also of a thousand sacrifices. I cast this feather of mine whose end you shalt not attain. Struck with your thunder I have not felt the slightest pain.'And having said this, the king of birds cast a feather of his.

The only reason, He allowed the thunderbolt to touch his body and he didn't thrashed Indra cause of Respect for the weapon and the deity.

I think it's enough to say, That Lord Garuda is in a league of his own compared to the Devas. Remember Garuda is best among birds as said by Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita.

Was Vali actually stronger than both Ravana and Hanuman combined?

• Hanuman, Bali, and Ravana, who has the greatest strength?

• Hanuman, known by many names such as Bajrang Bali, Mahaveer, Pavan Putra, Maruti, etc., is known for his immense strength, intelligence, cleverness, and his ability to travel faster than the speed of the wind.

• Bali has his own strength, but he has a boon. Anyone who fights him while looking into his eyes will transfer half of their strength to him. This boon makes him impossible to defeat.

• Ravan - Ravan is mighty, strong, even a god People are afraid to fight with him, who is called Dashanan. Along with being a great devotee of Lord Shiva, he is an expert in weapons and is very powerful in war.

• But if there is a war between these three then who will be victorious? In this war, if there is a war between Ravan and Bali then Bali will be victorious because Bali once held Ravan in his armpit for months.

• And if there is a war between Bali and Hanuman Ji then according to the boon, Bali will get half the power of Hanuman Ji but Hanuman Ji is not only strong, he is also adept at cunning, and cunning is greater than strength. Hanuman Ji may not be able to defeat Bali with brawn, but with cunning.

• In the event of a war between Ravana and Hanuman, Hanuman will be victorious.

Who was stronger, Bhim or Balaram?

 Balarama was stronger than Bhima.

Bhima was the son Vayu, the wind god. He possessed the strength of ten thousand elephants as mentioned in Mahabharata.

Mahabharata shows many instances which bear testimony to Bhima's incredible strength.

Balarama on the other hand was the incarnation of Shesha Naga, the serpent who is responsible for bearing the weight of the creation.

Authoritative texts like Harivamsa and Bhagavata Purana mention Balarama's exploits.

Balarama killed invincible demons like Pralamba and Dhenuka with just a blow of his fists. He was powerful enough to render the gigantic elephant Kuvalayapida unconscious with a mere blow of his fists.

Balarama effortlessly defeated Jarasandha seventeen times in the city of Mathura.

Bhima was unable to defeat the same Jarasandha in a wrestling bout. The battle was locked to stalemate after a long-drawn encounter of fourteen days. Finally Lord Krishna revealed to Bhima the approach for killing Jarasandha. Bhima was able to subdue Jarasandha only after the instructions of Lord Krishna.

Balarama defeated Bhima in a wrestling bout as mentioned in Harivamsa.

Bhima decided to become Balarama's disciple after the outcome of the wrestling bout.

Balarama was powerful enough to shift the course of Hastinapura towards Ganga with his plough.

Balarama was powerful enough to withstand the force of Jvara, the fever of Lord Shiva.

There can be none more powerful than Shesha Naga, the serpent who bears Lord Vishnu himself in the ocean of milk.

Shesha Naga is also known as 'Ananta' the one whose power is infinite and fathomless.

Balarama was Shesha Naga's incarnation and way more powerful than Bhima.

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