2026 military data comparison
Taiwan vs Japan Military Power
Compare Taiwan and Japan across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Taiwan #17 and Japan #16 in the 2026 edition.
Taiwan
12.4Strength Score
9 indicators higher
Japan
12.7Strength Score
10 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Japan
12.4 vs 12.7
Indicators higher
9–10
2 tied
Global ranks
#17 / #16
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$31.2B
vs $58.0B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force1 – 0 – 4
Navy1 – 1 – 3
Army and ground forces4 – 0 – 1
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Attack aircraft: Japan
Taiwan 0 · Japan 47
Reserve troops: Taiwan
Taiwan 1,657,000 · Japan 56,000
Destroyers: Japan
Taiwan 4 · Japan 41
Submarines: Japan
Taiwan 4 · Japan 23