2026 military data comparison
Iceland vs New Zealand Military Power
Compare Iceland and New Zealand across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Iceland #137 and New Zealand #121 in the 2026 edition.
Iceland
0.3Strength Score
1 indicators higher
New Zealand
0.5Strength Score
10 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
New Zealand
0.3 vs 0.5
Indicators higher
1–10
10 tied
Global ranks
#137 / #121
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$500.0M
vs $2.5B
Category scorecard
Manpower0 – 0 – 3
Air force0 – 3 – 2
Navy0 – 3 – 2
Army and ground forces0 – 3 – 2
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Active troops: New Zealand
Iceland 0 · New Zealand 10,050
Reserve troops: New Zealand
Iceland 0 · New Zealand 3,300
Paramilitary: New Zealand
Iceland 0 · New Zealand 300
Total aircraft: New Zealand
Iceland 0 · New Zealand 47