Navy comparison: 
Indonesia vs 
India
Indonesia operates a fleet of 372 ships compared to 351 for India. Of these, 345 and 351 are in active service respectively.
SEAS (Sea Equipment Aggregate Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →
IndonesiaWorld #8
40.1
SEAS Index / 100
India leads overall, ahead on 4 of 9 categories
IndiaWorld #5
55.4
Indonesia
India
Bars: weighted contribution to the SEAS Index (hulls × category weight) · figures: active hulls at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology
Key figures as of 2026
| Indonesia | India | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official name | Indonesian Navy | Indian Navy | |
| Total ships | 372 | 351 | 🇮🇩 1.1× |
| Active ships | 345 | 351 | 🇮🇳 ≈ |
| On order / planned | 24 | 0 | 🇮🇩 |
| Submarines | 4 | 19 | 🇮🇳 4.8× |
| Principal surface combatants | 9 | 33 | 🇮🇳 3.7× |
| Aircraft carriers | 0 | 2 | 🇮🇳 |
| Amphibious ships | 31 | 5 | 🇮🇩 6.2× |
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| Corvettes | 26 | 23 | 🇮🇩 1.1× |
| Patrol boats | 198 | 144 | 🇮🇩 1.4× |
| Mine warfare | 10 | 0 | 🇮🇩 |
| Coastal boats | 19 | 0 | 🇮🇩 |
| Auxiliaries | 48 | 125 | 🇮🇳 2.6× |
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Analyst Assessment
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Edge: India
India holds a decisive and broad advantage over Indonesia: two carriers, 13 destroyers, 20 frigates and 19 submarines give it blue-water reach and organic air power that the Indonesian Navy, built around 9 frigates, 26 corvettes, 4 submarines and roughly 200 patrol craft, cannot match. Indonesia's fleet is optimised for archipelagic constabulary and littoral defence, where its numbers of small combatants and 31 amphibious hulls remain locally relevant.
Domain by domain
Carriers & naval aviation
Edge: India
🇮🇩 IndonesiaNo carriers and no fixed-wing naval aviation; air cover over the archipelago depends entirely on shore-based air force assets, limiting sustained operations beyond land-based fighter radius.
🇮🇳 IndiaTwo carriers, including Vikramaditya-class, operating embarked fighters and helicopters; the only organic carrier air power in the comparison and the single largest contributor to India's composite score.
Surface combatants
Edge: India
🇮🇩 IndonesiaNine frigates, led by five ageing Van Speijk-class, plus 26 corvettes including 14 light Kapitan Pattimura-class; largely short-range, modestly armed hulls suited to patrol and littoral escort.
🇮🇳 IndiaThirty-three principal combatants: 13 destroyers including four Visakhapatnam-class, 20 frigates including eight Talwar-class, plus 23 corvettes; area air defence and long-range anti-ship missiles across the force.
Submarines
Edge: India
🇮🇩 IndonesiaFour boats, chiefly three Nagapasa-class diesel-electrics, with two Scorpène on order; a small force adequate for chokepoint denial but thin for sustained deterrent patrols.
🇮🇳 IndiaNineteen submarines, including six Kilo-class alongside newer conventional boats and an indigenous nuclear-powered component; roughly five times Indonesia's undersea order of battle.
Amphibious & expeditionary
Edge: Indonesia
🇮🇩 IndonesiaThirty-one amphibious hulls, including 11 Teluk Gilimanuk and nine Teluk Bintuni landing ships, sized for inter-island lift, disaster relief and troop movement across the archipelago.
🇮🇳 IndiaOnly five amphibious vessels, though larger and better escorted; lift capacity is modest relative to fleet size and oriented to expeditionary deployment rather than routine inter-island movement.
Coastal & mine warfare
Edge: Indonesia
🇮🇩 IndonesiaRoughly 198 patrol boats plus 19 coastal craft and 10 mine-warfare vessels; dense small-craft coverage of straits and shallows, with further coastal boats on order.
🇮🇳 IndiaAbout 144 patrol boats, largely Solas Marine interceptors and Immediate Support Vessels, but no dedicated mine-warfare hulls listed — a recognised gap in an otherwise balanced fleet.
Wildcards
- Archipelagic geography Indonesia sits astride the Malacca, Sunda and Lombok straits. Defending home waters demands presence and numbers rather than reach, a task its patrol-heavy fleet suits better than raw tonnage comparisons suggest.
- Basing and reach India maintains at least 15 recorded naval bases spanning the mainland coast and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, supporting sustained Indian Ocean deployments well beyond the range at which Indonesian units routinely operate.
- Industrial depth and sustainment India builds carriers, destroyers and submarines domestically and fields 117 support ships. Indonesia has 41 support vessels and relies on foreign designs, with Scorpène submarines and Istanbul-class frigates ordered abroad.
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Editorial assessment produced from the figures on this page and public sources; it is an informed reading, not a military assessment or a prediction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has more naval ships, Indonesia or India?
Indonesia has a larger navy with 372 ships compared to India's 351 ships.
Which navy has more submarines, Indonesia or India?
India operates more submarines with 19 compared to Indonesia's 6.
Which country has more aircraft carriers, Indonesia or India?
India has 2 aircraft carrier(s) compared to Indonesia's 0.
Which navy has more destroyers, Indonesia or India?
India operates 13 destroyers compared to Indonesia's 0.
Which navy has more frigates, Indonesia or India?
India operates 20 frigates compared to Indonesia's 13.