2026 military data comparison
Egypt vs Israel Military Power
Compare Egypt and Israel across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Egypt #15 and Israel #12 in the 2026 edition.
Egypt
15.5Strength Score
15 indicators higher
Israel
15.9Strength Score
4 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Israel
15.5 vs 15.9
Indicators higher
15–4
2 tied
Global ranks
#15 / #12
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$5.2B
vs $34.6B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy3 – 2 – 0
Army and ground forces4 – 0 – 1
Financial and strategic0 – 0 – 3
Largest reported differences
Frigates: Egypt
Egypt 13 · Israel 0
Estimated nuclear warheads: Israel
Egypt 0 · Israel 90
Defense budget share of GDP: Israel
Egypt 0.3% · Israel 7.3%
Paramilitary: Egypt
Egypt 300,000 · Israel 35,000