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Maritime warfare: Sea control

Proxy: Principal surface combatants — frigates, destroyers, cruisers and carriers (2020)

Distribution of Asia Power Index countriesThis chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for maritime warfare: sea control. Embed

Maritime warfare: Sea control

Proxy: Principal surface combatants — frigates, destroyers, cruisers and carriers (2020)

  • Rankings
  • Indicators
Rank Score Trend Country / Territory
Weighting × 1 Source Year
  • 1 100.0 — United States
    121* 2020
  • 2 67.8 China
    82* 2020
  • 3 42.1 Japan
    51* 2020
  • 4 27.3 Russia
    33* 2020
  • 5 22.3 India
    27* 2020
  • 6 21.5 South Korea
    26* 2020
  • 6 +1 21.5 Taiwan
    26* 2020
  • 8 9.1 Indonesia
    11* 2020
  • 9 8.3 Australia
    10* 2020
  • 9 +1 8.3 Malaysia
    10* 2020
  • 9 +3 8.3 — Thailand
    10* 2020
  • 12 −2 7.4 Pakistan
    9* 2020
  • 13 5.0 Singapore
    6* 2020
  • 14 4.1 Myanmar
    5* 2020
  • 15 −1 3.3 Bangladesh
    4* 2020
  • 15 +1 3.3 Vietnam
    4* 2020
  • 17 −1 1.7 — New Zealand
    2* 2020
  • 17 −1 1.7 — North Korea
    2* 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Brunei
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Cambodia
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Laos
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Mongolia
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Nepal
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Papua New Guinea
    — 2020
  • 26 −7 0.0 Philippines
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Sri Lanka
    — 2020
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