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Asian Military Strength (2023)



GFP REGIONS | ANNUAL RANKING

Ranking the military powers of Asia region by country, from strongest to weakest.



The GFP list makes use of over 60 factors in our in-house formula to determine a given nation's Power Index ('PwrIndx') score. This provides the final ranking while also allowing smaller, more technologically-advanced, nations to compete with larger, lesser-developed ones. Some bonuses and penalties are added for refinement that, in the end, we hope presents an unbiased look into the potential conventional military strength of a world power. Color arrows indicate year-over-year trend comparison (Increase, Stable, Decline).

There are a total of 45 countries included in the Asian Military Strength (2023) annual defense review.
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1
Russia
RUS
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PwrIndx: 0.0714
2
China
CHN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.0722
3
India
IND
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1025
4
South Korea
SKO
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PwrIndx: 0.1505
5
Pakistan
PAK
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PwrIndx: 0.1694
6
Japan
JPN
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.1711
7
Turkiye
TKY
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PwrIndx: 0.2016
8
Indonesia
INO
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PwrIndx: 0.2221
9
Iran
IRN
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2712
10
Israel
ISR
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.2757
11
Vietnam
VET
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PwrIndx: 0.2855
12
Saudi Arabia
SAR
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3626
13
Taiwan
TWN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.3639
14
Thailand
THL
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PwrIndx: 0.3738
15
Singapore
SNG
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PwrIndx: 0.4613
16
Philippines
PHL
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PwrIndx: 0.4811
17
North Korea
NKO
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PwrIndx: 0.5118
18
Myanmar
MYA
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5768
19
Bangladesh
BNG
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PwrIndx: 0.5871
20
Malaysia
MLY
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PwrIndx: 0.6189
21
Iraq
IRQ
Down arrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.7365
22
United Arab Emirates
UAE
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PwrIndx: 0.8978
23
Azerbaijan
AZR
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.9391
24
Uzbekistan
UZB
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PwrIndx: 1.0692
25
Kazakhstan
KAZ
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.0873
26
Syria
SYR
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PwrIndx: 1.1095
27
Qatar
QTR
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PwrIndx: 1.1296
28
Sri Lanka
SRL
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PwrIndx: 1.2478
29
Yemen
YEM
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PwrIndx: 1.3985
30
Oman
OMA
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PwrIndx: 1.4081
31
Kuwait
KUW
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PwrIndx: 1.4441
32
Bahrain
BAH
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PwrIndx: 1.4511
33
Jordan
JOR
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PwrIndx: 1.5098
34
Turkmenistan
TKM
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PwrIndx: 1.5986
35
Georgia
GEO
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PwrIndx: 1.7181
36
Armenia
ARM
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PwrIndx: 1.9137
37
Mongolia
MGL
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PwrIndx: 2.0263
38
Cambodia
CMB
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PwrIndx: 2.1321
39
Kyrgyzstan
KYR
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PwrIndx: 2.1703
40
Lebanon
LEB
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PwrIndx: 2.2381
41
Afghanistan
AFG
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PwrIndx: 2.3118
42
Laos
LAO
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PwrIndx: 2.3168
43
Tajikistan
TJK
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PwrIndx: 2.6403
44
Nepal
NEP
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PwrIndx: 2.8728
45
Bhutan
BUT
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 6.2017
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