2026 military data comparison
Australia vs Italy Military Power
Compare Australia and Italy across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Australia #43 and Italy #27 in the 2026 edition.
Australia
4.2Strength Score
4 indicators higher
Italy
7.9Strength Score
15 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Italy
4.2 vs 7.9
Indicators higher
4–15
2 tied
Global ranks
#43 / #27
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$57.4B
vs $37.3B
Category scorecard
Manpower1 – 0 – 2
Air force1 – 0 – 4
Navy0 – 1 – 4
Army and ground forces0 – 0 – 5
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: Italy
Australia 0 · Italy 105,000
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Australia 0 · Italy 2
Self-propelled artillery: Italy
Australia 0 · Italy 64
Armored vehicles: Italy
Australia 17,118 · Italy 87,364