2026 military data comparison
Vietnam vs Japan Military Power
Compare Vietnam and Japan across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Vietnam #9 and Japan #16 in the 2026 edition.
Vietnam
20.6Strength Score
8 indicators higher
Japan
12.7Strength Score
11 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Vietnam
20.6 vs 12.7
Indicators higher
8–11
2 tied
Global ranks
#9 / #16
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$10.2B
vs $58.0B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force0 – 0 – 5
Navy1 – 1 – 3
Army and ground forces4 – 0 – 1
Financial and strategic0 – 1 – 2
Largest reported differences
Attack aircraft: Japan
Vietnam 0 · Japan 47
Attack helicopters: Japan
Vietnam 0 · Japan 118
Destroyers: Japan
Vietnam 0 · Japan 41
Reserve troops: Vietnam
Vietnam 5,000,000 · Japan 56,000