2026 military data comparison
El Salvador vs Afghanistan Military Power
Compare El Salvador and Afghanistan across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks El Salvador #116 and Afghanistan #110 in the 2026 edition.
El Salvador
0.7Strength Score
7 indicators higher
Afghanistan
0.8Strength Score
3 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Afghanistan
0.7 vs 0.8
Indicators higher
7–3
7 tied
Global ranks
#116 / #110
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$1.0B
vs $145.0M
Category scorecard
Manpower0 – 1 – 2
Air force3 – 2 – 0
Navy1 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces1 – 3 – 1
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Attack aircraft: El Salvador
El Salvador 15 · Afghanistan 0
Total naval assets: El Salvador
El Salvador 8 · Afghanistan 0
Towed artillery: El Salvador
El Salvador 76 · Afghanistan 0
Total aircraft: El Salvador
El Salvador 51 · Afghanistan 5