2026 military data comparison
Ethiopia vs Serbia Military Power
Compare Ethiopia and Serbia across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Ethiopia #38 and Serbia #75 in the 2026 edition.
Ethiopia
5.5Strength Score
10 indicators higher
Serbia
1.8Strength Score
5 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Ethiopia
5.5 vs 1.8
Indicators higher
10–5
2 tied
Global ranks
#38 / #75
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$3.7B
vs $2.8B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force2 – 0 – 3
Navy0 – 1 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: Serbia
Ethiopia 0 · Serbia 600,000
Attack aircraft: Serbia
Ethiopia 0 · Serbia 17
Reserve troops: Ethiopia
Ethiopia 138,000 · Serbia 2,000
Active troops: Ethiopia
Ethiopia 503,000 · Serbia 22,500