Britain's enlarged empire gives it control of a much larger population and supports an army of roughly three and a half million in the campaign. Its naval budget is about two and a half times the American figure, while the United States retains advantages in oil production, crew-pool size, and crew growth. The United States nevertheless fields only 225 active ships, far fewer than its resource base might suggest. The comparison shows why nominal economic scale does not translate directly into deployed fleet strength without sustained construction, manpower, and budget choices.
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Fleet strength depends on budgets, crews, and ship mix
The campaign statistics compare population, oil, army strength, naval budgets, crew pools, and active ship totals rather than treating GDP as the only measure of power.