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Asia Power Index
2020 Edition

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Asian military posture

Ability to deploy rapidly and for a sustained period in the event of an interstate conflict in Asia

Distribution of Asia Power Index countriesThis chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for asian military posture. Embed

Asian military posture

Ability to deploy rapidly and for a sustained period in the event of an interstate conflict in Asia

  • Rankings
  • Indicators
Rank Score Trend Country / Territory
Weighting 10%
  • 1 100.0 — United States
  • 2 +1 82.2 China
  • 3 +2 74.5 — India
  • 4 +2 71.5 Russia
  • 5 −1 70.1 Australia
  • 6 −4 69.3 South Korea
  • 7 +1 59.5 Vietnam
  • 8 −1 57.6 Japan
  • 9 56.5 Singapore
  • 10 +1 55.4 Pakistan
  • 11 −1 45.8 North Korea
  • 12 −1 42.1 Thailand
  • 13 +2 38.2 Taiwan
  • 14 36.5 Indonesia
  • 15 −2 34.6 Malaysia
  • 16 +1 24.3 New Zealand
  • 17 −1 23.4 Myanmar
  • 18 +1 17.1 Mongolia
  • 19 −1 15.8 Bangladesh
  • 20 14.3 Philippines
  • 21 +1 8.8 Sri Lanka
  • 22 −1 8.6 Nepal
  • 23 5.4 Cambodia
  • 24 −1 4.9 Brunei
  • 25 2.2 Laos
  • 26 0.0 — Papua New Guinea
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