2026 military data comparison
Cuba vs Afghanistan Military Power
Compare Cuba and Afghanistan across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Cuba #53 and Afghanistan #110 in the 2026 edition.
Cuba
3.1Strength Score
14 indicators higher
Afghanistan
0.8Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Cuba
3.1 vs 0.8
Indicators higher
14–1
2 tied
Global ranks
#53 / #110
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$3.3B
vs $145.0M
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force4 – 1 – 0
Navy1 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: Cuba
Cuba 40,000 · Afghanistan 0
Fighter aircraft: Cuba
Cuba 11 · Afghanistan 0
Attack helicopters: Cuba
Cuba 4 · Afghanistan 0
Total naval assets: Cuba
Cuba 12 · Afghanistan 0