"There has long been a contest between East and West, whether its competing militaries, economies, and ideologies. The ascendance of China in the last few decades has been at record pace and gives credence to its economic and military power. While Western countries, mostly NATO nations, have been at the forefront of economic and military might as a result of their alliances (EU and NATO), it is still interesting to draw a comparison between these two massive powers on the world stage."
"To compare all of NATO and China, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 2025 Military Strength Ranking from Global Firepower, an annually updated defense-related statistics website with information on 145 countries. Global Firepower ranked 145 countries based on their PowerIndex, a composite of over 60 measures in categories such as military might, financials, logistical capability, and geography. The smaller the PowerIndex value the more powerful a nation's theoretical conventional fighting capability is."
Global Firepower's 2025 Military Strength Ranking and its PowerIndex are used to compare NATO and China across military and economic measures. The PowerIndex combines over 60 measures including military might, financials, logistical capability, and geography; lower values indicate stronger conventional capability. The comparison evaluates multiple factors such as economics, land power, air power, naval power, and other logistical and geographic dimensions. NATO's collective strength is contextualized by its alliances, notably EU and NATO cooperation, while China's rapid economic and military ascendance over recent decades factors prominently in its rising global influence and capabilities.
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