2026 military data comparison
Afghanistan vs Japan Military Power
Compare Afghanistan and Japan across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Afghanistan #110 and Japan #16 in the 2026 edition.
Afghanistan
0.8Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Japan
12.7Strength Score
15 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Japan
0.8 vs 12.7
Indicators higher
1–15
1 tied
Global ranks
#110 / #16
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$145.0M
vs $58.0B
Category scorecard
Manpower1 – 0 – 2
Air force0 – 0 – 5
Navy0 – 0 – 1
Army and ground forces0 – 0 – 5
Financial and strategic0 – 1 – 2
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: Japan
Afghanistan 0 · Japan 56,000
Fighter aircraft: Japan
Afghanistan 0 · Japan 217
Attack aircraft: Japan
Afghanistan 0 · Japan 47
Attack helicopters: Japan
Afghanistan 0 · Japan 118