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Asia Power Index
2024 Edition
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Signature capabilities

Capabilities that confer significant or asymmetric tactical and strategic advantages in warfare

This chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for signature capabilities. Embed

Signature capabilities

Capabilities that confer significant or asymmetric tactical and strategic advantages in warfare

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rank
Year
Weighting 25%
  • 1 94.3 United States
  • 2 74.4 China
  • 3 70.2 — Russia
  • 4 +1 36.8 Singapore
  • 5 −1 36.5 — South Korea
  • 6 +3 35.7 Australia
  • 7 −1 34.9 Japan
  • 8 −1 33.5 India
  • 9 −1 29.9 Taiwan
  • 10 24.5 — Pakistan
  • 11 24.4 North Korea
  • 12 18.9 Vietnam
  • 13 15.3 Indonesia
  • 14 14.9 New Zealand
  • 15 12.7 Thailand
  • 16 11.1 Malaysia
  • 17 7.8 Philippines
  • 18 +2 3.7 Brunei
  • 19 −1 3.0 Myanmar
  • 20 +6 2.4 Cambodia
  • 21 −2 2.2 Sri Lanka
  • 22 −1 2.0 — Bangladesh
  • 23 −1 1.3 — Mongolia
  • 24 −1 0.5 Laos
  • 25 0.3 — Timor-Leste
  • 26 −2 0.2 — Nepal
  • 27 −2 0.0 Papua New Guinea
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