2026 military data comparison

Eritrea vs Serbia Military Power

Compare Eritrea and Serbia across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Eritrea #37 and Serbia #75 in the 2026 edition.

Eritrea flag

Eritrea

5.6Strength Score

5 indicators higher

Serbia flag

Serbia

1.8Strength Score

11 indicators higher

Comparison at a glance

Higher MSS score

Eritrea

5.6 vs 1.8

Indicators higher

5–11

1 tied

Global ranks

#37 / #75

of 145 profiles

Defense budgets

$219.0M

vs $2.8B

Category scorecard

Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force1 – 0 – 4
Navy1 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces0 – 0 – 5
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1

Largest reported differences

Paramilitary: Serbia

Eritrea 0 · Serbia 600,000

Attack aircraft: Serbia

Eritrea 0 · Serbia 17

Total naval assets: Eritrea

Eritrea 18 · Serbia 0

Reserve troops: Eritrea

Eritrea 680,000 · Serbia 2,000

Manpower

Active troops

350.0K
VS
22.5K

Reserve troops

680.0K
VS
2.0K

Paramilitary

0
VS
600.0K

Air force

Total aircraft

20
VS
115

Fighter aircraft

1
VS
11

Attack aircraft

0
VS
17

Helicopters

13
VS
51

Attack helicopters

6
VS
4

Navy

Total naval assets

18
VS
0

Aircraft carriers

0
VS
N/A

Destroyers

0
VS
N/A

Submarines

0
VS
N/A

Frigates

0
VS
N/A

Army and ground forces

Tanks

148
VS
242

Armored vehicles

1.0K
VS
7.2K

Self-propelled artillery

45
VS
96

Towed artillery

89
VS
150

Multiple-launch rocket systems

44
VS
73

Financial and strategic

Defense budget

$219.0M
VS
$2.8B

Defense budget share of GDP

8.6%
VS
1.6%

Estimated nuclear warheads

0
VS
0

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