2026 military data comparison
Greece vs Japan Military Power
Compare Greece and Japan across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Greece #25 and Japan #16 in the 2026 edition.
Greece
8.5Strength Score
9 indicators higher
Japan
12.7Strength Score
10 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Japan
8.5 vs 12.7
Indicators higher
9–10
2 tied
Global ranks
#25 / #16
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$8.2B
vs $58.0B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force0 – 0 – 5
Navy1 – 1 – 3
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Attack aircraft: Japan
Greece 0 · Japan 47
Destroyers: Japan
Greece 0 · Japan 41
Defense budget: Japan
Greece $8.2B · Japan $58.0B
Defense budget share of GDP: Greece
Greece 4.3% · Japan 1.0%