2026 military data comparison

India vs Thailand Military Power

Compare India and Thailand across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks India #4 and Thailand #22 in the 2026 edition.

India flag

India

44.2Strength Score

20 indicators higher

Thailand flag

Thailand

9.0Strength Score

1 indicators higher

Comparison at a glance

Higher MSS score

India

44.2 vs 9.0

Indicators higher

201

0 tied

Global ranks

#4 / #22

of 145 profiles

Defense budgets

$109.0B

vs $6.0B

Category scorecard

Manpower300
Air force500
Navy401
Army and ground forces500
Financial and strategic300

Largest reported differences

Aircraft carriers: India

India 2 · Thailand 0

Destroyers: India

India 13 · Thailand 0

Submarines: India

India 18 · Thailand 0

Estimated nuclear warheads: India

India 172 · Thailand 0

Manpower

Active troops

1.4M
VS
360.9K

Reserve troops

1.0M
VS
200.0K

Paramilitary

2.5M
VS
25.0K

Air force

Total aircraft

2.2K
VS
496

Fighter aircraft

476
VS
73

Attack aircraft

124
VS
26

Helicopters

594
VS
258

Attack helicopters

79
VS
7

Navy

Total naval assets

218
VS
272

Aircraft carriers

2
VS
0

Destroyers

13
VS
0

Submarines

18
VS
0

Frigates

18
VS
7

Army and ground forces

Tanks

3.9K
VS
744

Armored vehicles

163.6K
VS
52.6K

Self-propelled artillery

100
VS
59

Towed artillery

5.6K
VS
595

Multiple-launch rocket systems

300
VS
17

Financial and strategic

Defense budget

$109.0B
VS
$6.0B

Defense budget share of GDP

0.8%
VS
0.4%

Estimated nuclear warheads

172
VS
0

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