2026 military data comparison
Eritrea vs Yemen Military Power
Compare Eritrea and Yemen across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Eritrea #37 and Yemen #92 in the 2026 edition.
Eritrea
5.6Strength Score
8 indicators higher
Yemen
1.2Strength Score
7 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Eritrea
5.6 vs 1.2
Indicators higher
8–7
6 tied
Global ranks
#37 / #92
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$219.0M
vs $405.2M
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force0 – 1 – 4
Navy1 – 4 – 0
Army and ground forces4 – 0 – 1
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: Eritrea
Eritrea 680,000 · Yemen 0
Paramilitary: Yemen
Eritrea 0 · Yemen 20,000
Tanks: Eritrea
Eritrea 148 · Yemen 0
Fighter aircraft: Yemen
Eritrea 1 · Yemen 68