Asia-Pacific military strength compared

As China continues to expand and modernise its armed forces, U.S. allies in the Asia-Pacific region could be increasingly vulnerable in terms of their military capabilities 


ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL: Army, navy and air force	= 25,000 

China: 2,035,000
INDIA
Taiwan: 163,000
INDIAN OCEAN
Australia: 58,600
RUSSIA
Japan 247,150
PACIFIC OCEAN
South Korea 599,000


GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (US$, 2020)

Japan: $4.91 trillion
South Korea: $1.59 trillion
Australia: $1.33 trillion
Taiwan: $636 billion
$8.5 trillion

China $15.2 trillion


Source: Military Balance 2021
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