2026 military data comparison

Austria vs Italy Military Power

Compare Austria and Italy across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Austria #96 and Italy #27 in the 2026 edition.

Austria flag

Austria

1.0Strength Score

1 indicators higher

Italy flag

Italy

7.9Strength Score

15 indicators higher

Comparison at a glance

Higher MSS score

Italy

1.0 vs 7.9

Indicators higher

115

1 tied

Global ranks

#96 / #27

of 145 profiles

Defense budgets

$6.1B

vs $37.3B

Category scorecard

Manpower102
Air force005
Navy001
Army and ground forces005
Financial and strategic012

Largest reported differences

Paramilitary: Italy

Austria 0 · Italy 105,000

Attack aircraft: Italy

Austria 0 · Italy 65

Attack helicopters: Italy

Austria 0 · Italy 37

Total naval assets: Italy

Austria 0 · Italy 52

Manpower

Active troops

25.0K
VS
165.5K

Reserve troops

125.6K
VS
18.3K

Paramilitary

0
VS
105.0K

Air force

Total aircraft

90
VS
714

Fighter aircraft

15
VS
88

Attack aircraft

0
VS
65

Helicopters

41
VS
352

Attack helicopters

0
VS
37

Navy

Total naval assets

0
VS
52

Aircraft carriers

N/A
VS
2

Destroyers

N/A
VS
3

Submarines

N/A
VS
8

Frigates

N/A
VS
14

Army and ground forces

Tanks

56
VS
203

Armored vehicles

5.2K
VS
87.4K

Self-propelled artillery

30
VS
64

Towed artillery

0
VS
108

Multiple-launch rocket systems

0
VS
21

Financial and strategic

Defense budget

$6.1B
VS
$37.3B

Defense budget share of GDP

1.1%
VS
1.2%

Estimated nuclear warheads

0
VS
0

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