2026 military data comparison
Egypt vs Saudi Arabia Military Power
Compare Egypt and Saudi Arabia across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Egypt #15 and Saudi Arabia #24 in the 2026 edition.
Egypt
15.5Strength Score
15 indicators higher
Saudi Arabia
8.6Strength Score
3 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Egypt
15.5 vs 8.6
Indicators higher
15–3
3 tied
Global ranks
#15 / #24
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$5.2B
vs $64.0B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force4 – 0 – 1
Navy3 – 2 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic0 – 1 – 2
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: Egypt
Egypt 479,000 · Saudi Arabia 0
Submarines: Egypt
Egypt 8 · Saudi Arabia 0
Defense budget: Saudi Arabia
Egypt $5.2B · Saudi Arabia $64.0B
Defense budget share of GDP: Saudi Arabia
Egypt 0.3% · Saudi Arabia 2.9%