2026 military data comparison
Japan vs Taiwan Military Power
Compare Japan and Taiwan across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Japan #16 and Taiwan #17 in the 2026 edition.
Japan
12.7Strength Score
10 indicators higher
Taiwan
12.4Strength Score
9 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Japan
12.7 vs 12.4
Indicators higher
10–9
2 tied
Global ranks
#16 / #17
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$58.0B
vs $31.2B
Category scorecard
Manpower1 – 0 – 2
Air force4 – 0 – 1
Navy3 – 1 – 1
Army and ground forces1 – 0 – 4
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Attack aircraft: Japan
Japan 47 · Taiwan 0
Reserve troops: Taiwan
Japan 56,000 · Taiwan 1,657,000
Destroyers: Japan
Japan 41 · Taiwan 4
Submarines: Japan
Japan 23 · Taiwan 4