The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao P.D.R. and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.

Located in geopolitically active and economically important region where a third of global trades transit, each ASEAN member maintains huge military forces for ground, naval, and air branches.

Shown in the video are the total number of active military personnel of each ASEAN member as of 2019.

Data taken from World Bank Organization main website.

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