2026 military data comparison
Egypt vs South Africa Military Power
Compare Egypt and South Africa across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Egypt #15 and South Africa #59 in the 2026 edition.
Egypt
15.5Strength Score
17 indicators higher
South Africa
2.8Strength Score
0 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Egypt
15.5 vs 2.8
Indicators higher
17–0
4 tied
Global ranks
#15 / #59
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$5.2B
vs $2.9B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy3 – 2 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 2 – 0
Largest reported differences
Attack aircraft: Egypt
Egypt 90 · South Africa 0
Fighter aircraft: Egypt
Egypt 242 · South Africa 2
Self-propelled artillery: Egypt
Egypt 1,056 · South Africa 52
Reserve troops: Egypt
Egypt 479,000 · South Africa 29,350