2026 military data comparison
Taiwan vs Philippines Military Power
Compare Taiwan and Philippines across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Taiwan #17 and Philippines #33 in the 2026 edition.
Taiwan
12.4Strength Score
18 indicators higher
Philippines
5.9Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Taiwan
12.4 vs 5.9
Indicators higher
18–1
2 tied
Global ranks
#17 / #33
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$31.2B
vs $6.6B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force4 – 0 – 1
Navy4 – 1 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Fighter aircraft: Taiwan
Taiwan 258 · Philippines 0
Attack aircraft: Philippines
Taiwan 0 · Philippines 17
Destroyers: Taiwan
Taiwan 4 · Philippines 0
Submarines: Taiwan
Taiwan 4 · Philippines 0