Today’s market size is the number of active duty military personnel in the United States and in China. When looking at comparative national data, always be sure to take into account how the measure… measures up, if you will, on a per capita basis.

Geographic reference: China and United States
Year: 2011
Market size: China: 2,285,000 (equal to 1.69 persons per 1,000 in the population)
Market size: United States: 1,430,000 (equal to 4.52 persons per 1,000 in the population)
Source: “The Growth of The Chinese Military,” Military Education, A Non-Government Military Education Resource, available online here. Various figures were also taken from the CIA World Factbook, available here.
Original Source: Central Intelligence Agency
Posted on June 14, 2013