2026 military data comparison
India vs Australia Military Power
Compare India and Australia across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks India #4 and Australia #43 in the 2026 edition.
India
44.2Strength Score
20 indicators higher
Australia
4.2Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
India
44.2 vs 4.2
Indicators higher
20–1
0 tied
Global ranks
#4 / #43
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$109.0B
vs $57.4B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy5 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 0 – 1
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: India
India 2,527,000 · Australia 0
Aircraft carriers: India
India 2 · Australia 0
Self-propelled artillery: India
India 100 · Australia 0
Estimated nuclear warheads: India
India 172 · Australia 0