Of course. China has 1.4 billion people while Taiwan has a mere 24 million.
The real comparison is when you put US forces on the chart.
The chart claims Taiwan has 2 subs. It actually has 4.
That could really use some added stats:
- Total pop
- Number of other countries we’ve pissed off (PRC wins this one by miles!)
- miles of border with semi-hostile neighbors
- number of fronts of war we’ll have to fight if something starts
PRC may win everything in the graphic currently, but what about the technological factor between those numbers? Any force multiplication can be a huge leveler.