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Asia Power Index
2020 Edition

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Signature capabilities

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

Distribution of Asia Power Index countriesThis 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

  • Rankings
  • Indicators
Rank Score Trend Country / Territory
Weighting 25%
  • 1 97.2 United States
  • 2 69.3 Russia
  • 3 68.9 China
  • 4 34.6 Singapore
  • 5 +1 33.9 Japan
  • 6 −1 33.7 Australia
  • 7 31.9 — South Korea
  • 8 30.4 India
  • 9 27.7 Taiwan
  • 10 +1 23.9 North Korea
  • 11 −1 23.0 Pakistan
  • 12 20.2 Vietnam
  • 13 16.5 New Zealand
  • 14 16.1 — Indonesia
  • 15 +1 12.4 — Thailand
  • 16 −1 11.5 Malaysia
  • 17 7.7 — Myanmar
  • 18 5.0 Brunei
  • 19 +2 4.6 — Philippines
  • 20 4.0 Sri Lanka
  • 21 −2 3.6 Bangladesh
  • 22 2.1 Mongolia
  • 23 0.8 Cambodia
  • 24 0.2 — Laos
  • 25 0.1 — Nepal
  • 26 0.0 — Papua New Guinea
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