2026 military data comparison
Iran vs Sri Lanka Military Power
Compare Iran and Sri Lanka across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Iran #13 and Sri Lanka #32 in the 2026 edition.
Iran
15.8Strength Score
17 indicators higher
Sri Lanka
6.2Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Iran
15.8 vs 6.2
Indicators higher
17–1
3 tied
Global ranks
#13 / #32
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$9.2B
vs $1.5B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy2 – 2 – 1
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: Iran
Iran 220,000 · Sri Lanka 0
Attack aircraft: Iran
Iran 21 · Sri Lanka 0
Submarines: Iran
Iran 25 · Sri Lanka 0
Self-propelled artillery: Iran
Iran 424 · Sri Lanka 0