Side-by-side military and economic comparison. White/black is India, red is Pakistan + China.
🇮🇳 India
🇵🇰 🇨🇳 Pakistan + China
Active Conflicts
None tracked
Pakistan–Afghanistan Border Conflict
2,000+ deaths
Leads More Categories
★ Pakistan + China
India wins 1 of 6 · Pakistan + China wins 5 of 6
Manpower
★ Pakistan + China
Financials
★ Pakistan + China
Airpower
★ Pakistan + China
Land Power
★ India
Naval Power
★ Pakistan + China
Strategic
★ Pakistan + China
Manpower
1,440,000,000
👥 Total Population
1,655,000,000 ★
1,431,000
🪖 Active Personnel
2,695,000 ★
1,000,000
🎖️ Reserve Personnel
1,060,000 ★
★ 2,527,000
👮 Paramilitary Forces
500,000
Financials
$109B
💰 Defense Budget
$305.1B ★
$3,900B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$19,140B ★
Airpower
2,183
✈️ Total Aircraft
4,697 ★
476
🛩️ Fighter Aircraft
1,531 ★
1,707
🛫 Bombers & Other Aircraft
3,166 ★
★ 594
🚁 Helicopters (Total)
379
Land Power
3,913
🛡️ Tank Strength
7,277 ★
★ 163,554
🚚 Armored Vehicles
59,044
★ 5,640
💥 Towed Artillery
2,629
Naval Power
343
⚓ Fleet Strength
850 ★
18
🌊 Submarines
74 ★
2
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
3 ★
Strategic
180
☢️ Nuclear Warheads
770 ★
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