Comparison of India and China Military Strengths (2023)

COUNTRIES

India

PwrIndx: 0.1025
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 4 of 145)

China

PwrIndx: 0.0722
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 3 of 145)

Total Population (Rnk 2)
1,389,637,446
(Diff: -20,902,312)

Total Population (Rnk 1)
1,410,539,758
(Diff: 20,902,312)

Available Manpower (Rnk 2)
653,129,600
(Diff: -108,561,869)

Available Manpower (Rnk 1)
761,691,469
(Diff: 108,561,869)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 2)
515,555,492
(Diff: -109,313,621)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 1)
624,869,113
(Diff: 109,313,621)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 1)
23,623,837
(Diff: 3,876,280)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 2)
19,747,557
(Diff: -3,876,280)

Active Personnel (Rnk 2)
1,450,000
(Diff: -550,000)

Active Personnel (Rnk 1)
2,000,000
(Diff: 550,000)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 3)
1,155,000
(Diff: 645,000)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 8)
510,000
(Diff: -645,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 2)
2,527,000
(Diff: 1,902,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 5)
625,000
(Diff: -1,902,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 4)
$54,200,000,000
(Diff: $-175,800,000,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 2)
$230,000,000,000
(Diff: $175,800,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 97)
$555,388,000,000
(Diff: $-1,472,562,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 105)
$2,027,950,000,000
(Diff: $1,472,562,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 7)
$409,800,000,000
(Diff: $-2,826,200,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 1)
$3,236,000,000,000
(Diff: $2,826,200,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 3)
$8,443,360,000,000
(Diff: $-14,566,420,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 1)
$23,009,780,000,000
(Diff: $14,566,420,000,000)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 4)
2,210
(Diff: -956)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 3)
3,166
(Diff: 956)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 4)
577
(Diff: -622)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 2)
1,199
(Diff: 622)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 4)
130
(Diff: -241)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 3)
371
(Diff: 241)

Transports (Rnk 4)
254
(Diff: -34)

Transports (Rnk 3)
288
(Diff: 34)

Trainers (Rnk 6)
353
(Diff: -44)

Trainers (Rnk 5)
397
(Diff: 44)

Special-Mission (Rnk 5)
73
(Diff: -39)

Special-Mission (Rnk 4)
112
(Diff: 39)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 8)
6
(Diff: 2)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 10)
4
(Diff: -2)

Helicopters (Rnk 4)
807
(Diff: -106)

Helicopters (Rnk 3)
913
(Diff: 106)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 17)
36
(Diff: -245)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 3)
281
(Diff: 245)

Tank Strength (Rnk 6)
4,614
(Diff: -336)

Tank Strength (Rnk 4)
4,950
(Diff: 336)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 7)
100,882
(Diff: -73,418)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 2)
174,300
(Diff: 73,418)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 35)
100
(Diff: -2,695)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 4)
2,795
(Diff: 2,695)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 5)
3,311
(Diff: 1,877)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 12)
1,434
(Diff: -1,877)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 7)
1,500
(Diff: -1,645)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 2)
3,145
(Diff: 1,645)

Fleet Strength (Rnk 7)
295
(Diff: -435)

Fleet Strength (Rnk 1)
730
(Diff: 435)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 2)
2
(Diff: 0)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 2)
2
(Diff: 0)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -3)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 3)
3
(Diff: 3)

Submarines (Rnk 8)
18
(Diff: -60)

Submarines (Rnk 1)
78
(Diff: 60)

Destroyers (Rnk 6)
11
(Diff: -39)

Destroyers (Rnk 2)
50
(Diff: 39)

Frigates (Rnk 6)
12
(Diff: -31)

Frigates (Rnk 1)
43
(Diff: 31)

Corvettes (Rnk 5)
19
(Diff: -53)

Corvettes (Rnk 2)
72
(Diff: 53)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 5)
138
(Diff: -12)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 4)
150
(Diff: 12)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -36)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 2)
36
(Diff: 36)

Airports (Rnk 20)
346
(Diff: -161)

Airports (Rnk 12)
507
(Diff: 161)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 12)
1,801
(Diff: -4,861)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 3)
6,662
(Diff: 4,861)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 8)
13
(Diff: -9)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 4)
22
(Diff: 9)

Labor Force (Rnk 2)
523,000,000
(Diff: -251,710,000)

Labor Force (Rnk 1)
774,710,000
(Diff: 251,710,000)

Roadways (Rnk 3)
4,699,024km
(Diff: -261,576km)

Roadways (Rnk 2)
4,960,600km
(Diff: 261,576km)

Roadways (Rnk 5)
68,525km
(Diff: -62,475km)

Roadways (Rnk 2)
131,000km
(Diff: 62,475km)

Oil Production (Rnk 22)
772,000bbl
(Diff: -3,943,000bbl)

Oil Production (Rnk 5)
4,715,000bbl
(Diff: 3,943,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 111)
5,000,000bbl
(Diff: -9,010,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 112)
14,010,000bbl
(Diff: 9,010,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 24)
4,605,000,000bbl
(Diff: -21,417,600,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 13)
26,022,600,000bbl
(Diff: 21,417,600,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 24)
27,734,833,000bbl
(Diff: -151,582,662,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 4)
179,317,495,000bbl
(Diff: 151,582,662,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 96)
61,646,806,000bbl
(Diff: -244,929,843,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 106)
306,576,649,000bbl
(Diff: 244,929,843,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 24)
1,380,614,000,000bbl
(Diff: -5,273,636,000,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 7)
6,654,250,000,000bbl
(Diff: 5,273,636,000,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 2)
743,214,000bbl
(Diff: -3,571,467,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 1)
4,314,681,000bbl
(Diff: 3,571,467,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 114)
883,979,000bbl
(Diff: -3,622,408,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 115)
4,506,387,000bbl
(Diff: 3,622,408,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 5)
105,931,000,000bbl
(Diff: -35,664,000,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 4)
141,595,000,000bbl
(Diff: 35,664,000,000bbl)

Square Land Area (Rnk 7)
3,287,263km
(Diff: -6,309,698km)

Square Land Area (Rnk 4)
9,596,961km
(Diff: 6,309,698km)

Shared Border (Rnk 131)
13,888km
(Diff: -8,569km)

Shared Border (Rnk 134)
22,457km
(Diff: 8,569km)

Coastline (Rnk 90)
7,000km
(Diff: -7,500km)

Coastline (Rnk 98)
14,500km
(Diff: 7,500km)

Waterways (Rnk 10)
14,500km
(Diff: -95,500km)

Waterways (Rnk 1)
110,000km
(Diff: 95,500km)