2026 military data comparison
Iceland vs Japan Military Power
Compare Iceland and Japan across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Iceland #137 and Japan #16 in the 2026 edition.
Iceland
0.3Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Japan
12.7Strength Score
18 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Japan
0.3 vs 12.7
Indicators higher
1–18
2 tied
Global ranks
#137 / #16
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$500.0M
vs $58.0B
Category scorecard
Manpower0 – 0 – 3
Air force0 – 0 – 5
Navy0 – 1 – 4
Army and ground forces0 – 0 – 5
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Active troops: Japan
Iceland 0 · Japan 251,500
Reserve troops: Japan
Iceland 0 · Japan 56,000
Paramilitary: Japan
Iceland 0 · Japan 25,000
Total aircraft: Japan
Iceland 0 · Japan 1,429