2026 military data comparison
Germany vs United Kingdom Military Power
Compare Germany and United Kingdom across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Germany #18 and United Kingdom #11 in the 2026 edition.
Germany
10.6Strength Score
10 indicators higher
United Kingdom
16.7Strength Score
9 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
United Kingdom
10.6 vs 16.7
Indicators higher
10–9
2 tied
Global ranks
#18 / #11
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$127.4B
vs $88.5B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 1 – 0
Air force3 – 0 – 2
Navy2 – 0 – 3
Army and ground forces2 – 0 – 3
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Aircraft carriers: United Kingdom
Germany 0 · United Kingdom 2
Destroyers: United Kingdom
Germany 0 · United Kingdom 6
Towed artillery: United Kingdom
Germany 0 · United Kingdom 126
Estimated nuclear warheads: United Kingdom
Germany 0 · United Kingdom 225