Indonesiavs China
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, China (#3) holds a solid edge over Indonesia (#13).
- China has nuclear weapons; Indonesia has none.
- China has aircraft carriers; Indonesia has none.
- China has destroyers; Indonesia has none.
Who leads in each area
- People and moneyChina leads 4 of 4
- Land forcesChina leads 5 of 5
- Air powerChina leads 7 of 7
- Naval forcesChina leads 7 of 7
- Nuclear weaponsChina leads 2 of 2
Leads count raw numbers in each category. Larger is not always stronger: a modern fleet can beat a bigger, older one.
People and money
Who can be put in uniform, and how much is spent keeping them there.
$15.0B
Military spending
$336B405K
Active personnel
2.04M401K
Reserves
510K250K
Paramilitary
625KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Indonesia: 1% of GDP; China: 1.7% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
331
Tanks
5,87028K
Armored vehicles
152K153
Self-propelled artillery
2,940396
Towed artillery
1,40067
Rocket artillery
2,770Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
460
Total aircraft
3,52941
Fighters
1,44334
Attack aircraft
371212
Helicopters
1,00715
Attack helicopters
2811
Tankers
973
Transports
287Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
338
Total fleet
8410
Aircraft carriers
30
Helicopter carriers
44
Submarines
610
Destroyers
5310
Frigates
4626
Corvettes
50Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
0
Warheads
6200
Deployed warheads
34Compare other countries
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Profiles: Indonesia and China. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.