2026 military data comparison
El Salvador vs Iceland Military Power
Compare El Salvador and Iceland across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks El Salvador #116 and Iceland #137 in the 2026 edition.
El Salvador
0.7Strength Score
9 indicators higher
Iceland
0.3Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
El Salvador
0.7 vs 0.3
Indicators higher
9–1
11 tied
Global ranks
#116 / #137
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$1.0B
vs $500.0M
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 1 – 0
Air force3 – 2 – 0
Navy1 – 4 – 0
Army and ground forces2 – 3 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Active troops: El Salvador
El Salvador 25,000 · Iceland 0
Paramilitary: El Salvador
El Salvador 15,000 · Iceland 0
Total aircraft: El Salvador
El Salvador 51 · Iceland 0
Attack aircraft: El Salvador
El Salvador 15 · Iceland 0